Shavo radish is a specialty of Xinkou Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin City, from the early years of the Qing Dynasty began cultivation, so far, there have been 200 years of cultivation history, has been awarded three consecutive sessions of the Tianjin Famous Brand Agricultural and sideline products. And in the National Trademark Office registered trademark for "Shawo (Wo)" brand.

Sha Wo radish, leaf cluster upright, leaf color dark green, leaf veins light green, mid-rib hairless, split leaf 5~7 pairs; fleshy root into the soil 1/5, cylindrical, the top is slightly thin, the tail end of the gradual expansion of the above ground part of the dark green, into the soil part of the white, the shape of the uniform and neat, the epidermis is smooth and delicate, the color emerald green. Its quality is sweet and spicy, fresh and juicy, with much water and no dregs. Its edible range is wide, can be eaten raw, fried, pickled, dried and so on. Its nutritional value is high, containing sugar, cellulose, vitamins, crude protein, Ca, P, Fe and so on. Because it contains amylase, raw food can help digestion. Containing mustard oil, with a characteristic spicy flavor. Fleshy roots and seeds contain lycopene (C6H11ONS3), a bactericidal substance, expectorant, antidiarrheal, diuretic and other effects. There are "Tsavo radish race duck pear", "radish on the tea gas death prescription" said.