page_title: Sarsaparilla (soft drink)
section_title: China
hierarchical_section_title: Sarsaparilla (soft drink) / Other sarsi drinks / China
caption_attribution_description: English: A glass of Asia Sarsae (亚洲沙示) sold in China. See also File:Bottle of Asia Sarsae.jpg.
context_page_description: Sarsaparilla is a soft drink, originally made from the Smilax ornata or other plants, but now sometimes made with artificial ingredients. In most Southeast Asian countries, it is known as sarsi, and there is a Sarsi brand. It is similar to root beer.
context_section_description: In China, the drink's introduction can be traced back to the 1920s, when A.S. Watson began producing sarsi in Shanghai and other Chinese cities. In the 1940s, Li Zhiyang (李智扬), Li Guanling (李冠玲), Huang Youtong (黄油桶), Liang Hanqi (梁汉奇), and Wang Zhensan (王震山) were among eleven people who had worked in Watson's Canton and founded Asian Waters in Guangzhou to continue producing Sarsae there and in other mainland Chinese locations. 
  Asia Sarsae is now produced by Xiangxue Pharmaceutical.
caption: A glass of Asia Sarsae
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