Rice varieties that used to be tribute rice in Ming and Qing Dynasty

Weizhou Tribute Rice--Tribute Rice in Ming and Qing Dynasty

Zhuozhou Tribute Rice--Qianlong Imperial Use, Paddy Eight Villages

Zengcheng Silk Mushroom-- "Jasper in rice, good in rice"

Wuchang rice--Qing dynasty palace imperial use

Donglan ink rice--Palace medicine rice

Weizhou tribute rice --Ming and Qing Tribute Rice

According to the "Ulshu Zhi", Yuan "In August of the second year of the reign of the Emperor (1322), Ulshu offered Jiagu." The yellow millet of Weixian, as far back as seven hundred years ago, became a tribute, into the imperial kitchen and renowned Beijing. Uixian millet can win this award, with its location in the amount of location and climate, Uixian County is located in the northwest Hebei Province between the basin, more slopes, less water, and ten years nine drought. And strong and drought-resistant grains suitable for growth in this environment, so in the planting of food crops, become the first choice, successive generations, about more than a thousand years of cultivation history.

Weixian millet, full of grain, golden, known for grain size, color yellow, flavor, rich viscosity, multi-nutrition, high sugar content. According to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Variety Resource Research Institute identification, Uixian millet protein content of 13.1%, lysine content of 0.25%, crude fat content of 4.27%. Millet is the source of grain, grain shelling, golden color, known as millet. Uixian north and south of the two slopes and peach blossom area is rich in millet region, the famous "peach blossom millet" reputation in the North, according to historical records, Uixian peach blossom millet, as far as the Ming and Qing dynasties had been listed as "four major tributes to one of the rice".

Weizhou millet in the Ming and Qing dynasties for the country's "four major tribute rice" one of the prestigious, it particles clean, golden color, cooked into a rice porridge sticky and loose, made into thin rice thin and sticky. It contains a variety of nutrients, such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamins and so on. Compared with ordinary rice, protein content is 1.5 times higher, fat content is 6 times higher, vitamin B1 is 1.5 times higher, crude fiber is 6 times higher, and rich in amino acids and other essential substances, is maternal, old, weak, infants and young children's nourishment.

Weizhou Tribute Rice is the special soil, water quality, air temperature in Weixian County, combined with excellent varieties, advanced planting and production technology and processed by traditional techniques. Excellent palatability, rice grain uniformity, high cleanliness, crystal texture, sticky sweet and delicious, after cooking the performance of the yellow rice, eating oil Jinjin, smooth and fragrant.

Zhuozhou tribute rice--Qianlong imperial, rice land eight villages

Zhuozhou tribute rice as early as in the Qianlong period will be famous in the world with its excellent quality. According to historical records, during the Qianlong period, the court chose Zhuozhou "paddy land eight villages" rice as meal rice, so it was called "tribute rice".

Zhuozhou planting rice history in north and south dynasty, so far has more than 1400 years of history, north qi xiao zhao emperor to build the first year (560 years) pingzhou assassin ji hua suggestion "open yu zhou dug hyper old skin great wall around the camp tuns, yearly collection of hundreds of thousands of stone of rice and corn, this realm can be circumscribed look forward to." （In 1973, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called Zhuozhou "a good place for rice production" when it visited the region. Zhuozhou Tribute Rice is made from excellent varieties cultivated in national original seed farms and cultivated under the irrigation of underground sweet springs without any pollution, and is rich in proteins, fats, amino acids, zinc, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients essential to the human body. After microwave, magnetization, electrostatic adsorption, polishing and other multi-channel processed Zhuozhou tribute rice crystal clear, color and flavor, with fragrant, sweet, soft, slippery, sticky and other characteristics, no need to wash, directly under the pot steaming, to ensure that the nutrients of the non-loss for the family must have, gifts to friends and relatives of the nutritious delicacies.

Zengcheng silk seedling - "rice in the Jasper, rice in the best"

Silk seedling rice has been known as "China's king of rice", and Zengcheng hanging green lychee is the same name. With its white crystal grains, rich in oil, into the rice aroma, soft, tasty and famous Lingnan, reputation at home and abroad.

Historical origin

"Zengcheng silk seedling" has a history of more than 200 years. Qing Dynasty Gengchen year (1820) version of the "Zengcheng County Zhi" on the silk seedling rice

Zengcheng silk seedling has been recorded: "the case recently, early maturity of the Dong Chi, there are on the creation of the silk seedling, there is a white grain child is quite good, late maturity of the spring water accounted for the silk seedling is the best." It can be seen, "silk seedling" at that time has been the best rice varieties. Silk seedlings of the authentic varieties are late-made, commonly known as Silk seedlings or high-footed Silk seedlings, known as Zengcheng Silk seedlings. It is a farm variety, a light-sensitive, late-built, high-quality variety.

Silk seedling rice is an indica quality rice with obvious local characteristics, beautiful appearance quality, long grain shape, fine Silk seedling rice

Long seedling, crystalline white, rice flooding silky, glassy; straight-chain amylose content is medium, the texture of the soft and hard moderate, smooth and tasty cooking, with a fresh aroma, good taste, the rice grain striped and does not rot. It is known as the jasper of rice, and the best of rice.

Legend of Silk Millenium Rice

One day, two immortals (may be Taoist priests) cloud traveled to the White Water Shredder over the sky, suddenly a purple gas rose, the immortals see the beautiful scenery here, think that the auspicious clouds and purple gas must be a piece of feng shui treasure land below, so driving the clouds, landed in the White Water Shredder, establish a monastery, in these terraces sown paddy rice. This kind of rice husk golden yellow, rice grains long and slender, crystal white, rice flood silk light, cooking rice smooth and delicious. The local farmers introduced the silk seedling rice

expanded.

Wuchang rice - the Qing dynasty palace imperial

Wuchang in the southernmost part of Heilongjiang province, about 120 kilometers from Harbin, belongs to Harbin jurisdiction of a county-level city, an area of 7,512 square kilometers, is one of the country's largest rice fields more than a million acres of county-level city. International authorities say Wuchang's rice comes first at the same latitude.

Wuchang City is located in the south of Heilongjiang Province, belongs to the medium temperate continental climate, frost-free period of 140 days, the average annual precipitation of 608 millimeters, annual sunshine 2629 hours. Xilang River, Lalin River, downstream river running through the whole territory, the water system. Abundant sunshine, natural river irrigation, coupled with the planting of high quality late-maturing varieties of rice with a long maturity period, make the Wu Chang rice distinctive characteristics. Influenced by the unique geography and climate of the production area, Wuchang rice has more dry matter accumulation, moderate straight-chain starch content and higher branched-chain starch content. Due to the big temperature difference between day and night in the rice maturity period, the rice can accumulate more double-chain sugar, which is very suitable for human health. Wuchang rice into the rice taste light and slightly sweet, cotton soft slightly sticky, aromatic and refreshing, the surface of the grains of oil colorful, leftovers do not return to life, is the first choice of the people's table. Wu Chang rice grain full, hard texture, color and lustre white and transparent; rice grain oil bright, rich fragrance, is the daily life to do the rice of the best products. Wuchang rice is known as "tribute rice". Wuchang began to grow rice in 1835, a history of 165 years.

Donglan ink rice - palace medicine rice

Mo rice, Zhuang language called "wait for ink". It is named after the purple-black color of the husk, inside and outside of the rice grain. This rice is produced in Donglan County, Guangxi, so it is also known as "Donglan Ink Rice".

Native to Donglan, Longlin and Leye in Guangxi. Because of the black color of the rice grains, it is named "East Half Ink Rice", and the local people also call it "Alpine Black Sticky Rice". There are two types of rice: purple skin and white heart, and black skin and heart. When cooked, the whole grain is black. Using this rice to make rice, sweet flavor, sweet but not greasy, soft and delicious; ink rice as raw material for brewing, mellow aroma, sweet taste; ink rice made of black glutinous patties, distinctive flavor. Ink rice contains straight rich starch, protein and 16 kinds of amino acids and other nutrients. Local Chinese medicine commonly used ink rice treatment of bruises, rheumatism paralysis, early gray hair and neurasthenia and other diseases. Therefore, it is known as "medicine rice".

Donglan ink rice is Donglan County alpine mountain wild ink valley by farmers long-term breeding of a genus of rare rice species, has more than 400 years of cultivation history, for the grain of the treasures, containing amino acids up to 18 kinds of more than eight of them is indispensable to the human body, especially threonine, lysine content is the highest, the crude protein, crude fat, thiamine, riboflavin and mineral nutrients are higher than other Rice species. In addition, the ink rice also contains fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, with nourishing Yin spleen, health ambiguous liver, eyesight and blood of the bacterial effect. In addition to the maternal and the sick and weak, the old man's nourishing food, but also can treat the general iron injury, rheumatism, etc., so it is also known as "medicine rice". Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" and the ancient pharmacopoeia detailed records: "ink rice has nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the spleen and warming the liver, benefiting the qi and blood, raw fluid and stomach, living tendons and strong bones, laxative and diarrhea, anti-failing to protect the face and so on". Long-term consumption, there are health and longevity effects, and thus the ancient court listed the ink rice as the preferred tribute rice. The rice brewed ink rice wine, rich and pure aroma, taste to the extreme, is an excellent VIP banquet wine.

Tianjin small station rice --

Tianjin congee Tanggu rice grain long, crystal clear race agar known as "imperial tribute rice" reputation of Tianjin Jingu small station rice, cultivation and production began in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty. In the past, citing the canal fertilizer watering, so that the small station rice, accounting for the benefits of heaven and earth, by people diligently cultivated and purified and formed, people praise the small station rice "porridge Tanggu rice grain long, crystal clear race agar".

Small station rice quality, popular. Zhou Shengchuan small station reclamation success, began to have small station rice title, and then became a famous Jin Gu specialty products. Japan's invasion of China as a high-level military food, forced to ban rice farmers to eat. 50 ~ 60 years, had a special two high-quality rice sold to Japan, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Cuba and other countries and regions.

Tianjin area has a long history of rice cultivation, its geographical location, climate, soil and irrigation water and other ecological conditions, suitable for the production of high-quality rice, historical records throughout the ages. 1601 (Ming Dynasty Wanli 28), Baoding governor Wang Yingjiao in the southern outskirts of tianjin around 5000 acres of reclaimed land, the success of the test planting of rice, became the first small station rice.

Tianjin Xiaoshang rice grains oval, crystal clear, chalky white is very little, white and glossy, aroma when cooking, rice intact, soft and not paste (sticky), good taste, not hard after cold. South Canal water from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, containing more silt and humus, water quality is very good, irrigated rice paddies not only save fertilizer and high yield, the appearance of rice, cooking, taste quality are good. Scientific evidence, should be the main factor in the formation of "small station rice" famous and excellent products. And make it become the tribute rice of the Qing royal family. Prestige then exceeded the Gegu rice. After the 1930s, and from Japan, North Korea introduced "silver square", "water source" and other fine varieties, rice quality is better, really "a family cooking, the four neighbors smell", small station rice has Become tianjin's scenery treasures, famous.

Developed by the small station, only 120 years. But small station rice is since the northern song dynasty, more than a thousand years long historical process, in the successive generations of philosophers reclaiming the north sea, French south of the practice of the progress of the advancement of the world, is the whole tianjin tunicate reclamation history of a prominent link. Had Jianghuai Japonica rice as the mother, but the result is better than Jianghuai rice; had Korea, Japan's rice seed as seed, but the grade is beyond the Korean rice and Japanese rice; its precursor is Gegu rice, but better than the Gegu rice. "A Penny Royal River Peach Blossom Flood, Ten Mile Village Cuan Yu Grain Fragrance".

Yunnan Tribute Rice - the starting point of the rice road

Yunnan's warm and humid climate, abundant rainfall, suitable for rice growth. In recent years, some scholars at home and abroad that: Yunnan is the origin of artificial cultivation of rice, is the starting point for the spread of "rice road". After a long period of domestication and cultivation, the production of many high-quality rice, which the cushy purple rice, eight treasures of rice, Chai Fang rice in the past has also been listed as tribute to the imperial court tribute rice.

Purple rice: produced in the Mojiang area, because of the deep purple color of the rice and named, is a unique and valuable rice in Yunnan. Purple rice tastes sweet, sticky and not greasy, lysine content of the most than the average rice 40% higher, protein, crude fiber content also exceeds the average rice. It is not only high nutritional value, but also has the blood and gas, spleen and treatment of neurasthenia and other efficacy, from Yuan, Ming is the local government to the Chaoyan burst of tribute to the rice.

Shade put rice: Shade put rice is also called soft rice, with the nature between glutinous rice and rice. Chafing rice grain large and long, white color and lustre as jade, cooking soft and delicious, rich in nutrients. The rice does not become hard after cold, but still easy to bond. The more famous varieties of soft rice are millipede millipede two Wanghan more, millipede pull number, millipede wood two, millipede an boring, etc., the standard place of origin in Luxi County, Chafang Township, Toumou village, Yunwu community. Chafang rice was listed as tribute rice in the Qing Dynasty.

Babao rice: Babao rice produced in Guangnan County, Babao Township, Babao River, two Miao cottages. Eight treasure rice with strong flavor, sweet moist, grease Qian, large particles, slippery sense of strong, beautiful shape and color, fast maturity, high yield of eight advantages and famous, all generations are included in the ranks of the tribute rice. Eight treasure rice is Yunnan Province has long enjoyed the reputation of high-quality rice. Produced in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guangnan County, Babao area. Eight treasure rice to color and lustre is divided into two categories: one is the rice grains white with green, slightly like green jade color, used to cook rice, the bowl edge presents a circle of jade green; two is the rice grains are snow white, white as jade. Eight treasure rice particles than ordinary rice grain, and slightly longer, cooking time is short, rice soft and rich in viscous, fragrant and delicious, is the generations to the imperial court tribute to the good, after liberation was listed as the national high quality rice, often used to entertain VIPs.

Changshu duck blood glutinous rice--internal meal imperial rice, banquets must;

Blood glutinous eight treasures rice in the international menu

Changshu specialties, commonly known as duck blood glutinous rice, belongs to the family of rice, red mangrove long pole, maturity, the grain husk was light purple, peeling fine milling, grains of crimson as duck's blood, Japonica sex, in fact, a kind of red round-grained rice, so the roasted rice, so it is a kind of red round-grained rice. Red Japonica rice, so when cooking, we must master its properties, generally to three, seven phase and appropriate, that is, three into the blood of glutinous seven into white glutinous, into the rice can be made into a variety of snacks.

Changshu specialty duck blood glutinous, also known as red lotus glutinous, blood glutinous, blood glutinous, is the Qing Kangxi years cultivated rice mutated from an indica-type glutinous rice varieties. Duck blood glutinous crude protein content of 13.3%, and contains biological pyrrolizin, has the function of strengthening the blood. It is purple-red rice skin, rice color reddish and grain length, gas aroma and taste rich, for nourishing tonic, was listed as the palace meal "imperial rice" one. Folk often as maternity and frail people congee food for tonic. The effect of blood nourishing Yin, especially for the elderly and frail, really have a strong body tonic effect. To blood glutinous wine, powder round son, eight treasures of rice, red rice cakes, rice noodles and other food, not only beautiful color, but also sweet and delicious.

It is characterized by long, thin grains of rice, red color, transparent grain. Stir-fried blood glutinous eight treasures of rice in the mouth viscous but not paste, eaten sweet but not greasy. Contains a variety of amino acids, proteins and biological pyrrole pigments. It has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing yin, strengthening the body and tonifying blood. Duck blood glutinous belongs to the indica rice type, processing and ordinary white glutinous rice must be mixed and cooked together, the general blood white ratio of three to seven, so that the viscosity of the moderate. 1922, in the selection of China's products will have won the Grand Prize, and was included in the international recipes.

It is said that from the Ming Dynasty has become a tribute to the court, the end of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing "hanging clean to listen to the government" of the Empress Dowager Cixi Yehnala's favorite food with the Changshu blood glutinous for the court to eat. In recent years, with the economic development and the improvement of people's lives, blood glutinous has become a must-have feast, included in the sweets in the famous points.

Wannian Tribute Rice - Cultivated from generation to generation, year after year to pay tribute

Originally produced in the mountainous area of Huoqiao, Wannian County, Jiangxi Province. It originated in the North and South Dynasties. Because of "generations of farming, years of tribute" and named, has been more than 1,000 years since the planting of the calendar name.

Wannian Tribute Rice is produced in Wannian County, Jiangxi Province, the area of Hoqiao, absorbing the four seasons of the spring, rooted in soil and water special (the place is located in the northern foothills of the Huayu Mountain hilly canyon area, mountain springs, the water temperature at 15 ℃ or so, the water quality is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and copper, iron, manganese, zinc and other trace elements. (Soil is acidic clay, deep soil, local uniformly known as "cold slurry field"), nutrient-rich, it is determined that the protein content of Wannian Tribute rice several times the ordinary rice, B vitamins, trace elements containing also higher than ordinary rice. Rice color such as jade, the shape of a pike, the taste of fluffy mellow, known as the best rice.

Wannian Tribute Rice, absorbing the four seasons of the spring, rooted in soil and water special, nutrient-rich, large particles, long and thin body, the shape of a pike, the color of rice like jade. With its rice, soft and unctuous, flavorful; to tribute rice as raw material for wine, strong but not strong. Its rice, its wine are good quality, unique flavor. Reputation cover the first of the five grains. Determined, Wannian tribute rice protein content than ordinary rice 1-2 times higher, and rich in vitamin B and a certain number of trace elements, known as rice in the treasures.

Nancheng MaGu rice - cold water white, the ancient name of "silver pearl rice";

April began to crop, August Fang harvest, Song time to take as tribute to Jiangxi Fuzhou specialties: Nancheng MaGu rice. Ma Gu rice, also known as "cold water white", the ancient name "silver pearl rice". Produced in Jiangxi Province, Fuzhou City, Nancheng County, Jianchang Town, Ma Gu Mountain, has more than 1,000 years of cultivation history. According to the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi five years (1866) compiled by the "Magu Mountain Zhi" "silver pearl rice, this mountain out. Crops in April, August harvest, the Song Dynasty to take for tribute".

Precious varieties, the Song Dynasty planted Ma Gu rice, as tribute rice, the full-life span of 180-190d, plant type moderate, plant height 142cm, stem and leaves yellowish, the sword leaf width slightly phi, spike length 25cm, 110 grains per spike, fruiting rate of 95%, 1,000-grain weight 26g, grain shape short round, rice color silver, pearl-like, so it is also known as the silver pearl rice. The rice is fluffy and smooth, thin rice thick and not sticky, good taste.

Magu rice grain shape short round, rice color silver white, shaped like a pearl. Magu rice is easy to cook, fluffy and tough, with gelatinous, nutritious and mellow. Congee is thick but not sticky. Processed rice flour, tender and straight, white and transparent, tough, smooth and fragrant. Magu rice is for successive generations of the palace tribute rice and renowned in the world.

"Ma Gu rice, also fresh!" . Magu rice is one of the country's valuable rice, in 1959 was selected to participate in the Indian "World Agricultural Exposition" exhibits.

Fengxin willow red - traditional precious, treasures into the tribute

Fengxin red rice, also known as willow red, is a traditional local valuable rice. Has nearly 1,000 years of cultivation history, as early as the Ming Dynasty as a precious tribute to the royal family, so there is a tribute to the beauty of the rice.

Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province, the traditional valuable varieties, there are thousands of years of cultivation history, sweet flavor, soft and delicious, known as the tribute rice. Full-life span 160d, plant type loose, plant height 120-136cm, leaf color green, sword leaf slender, up to 40cm, spike length 21.7cm, the number of grains per spike 80-90 grains, 1,000 grains weight 23g, the fruiting rate of 80.6%, the grain shape is long and thin, the glume color is light brown or yellow, awned or without awns, the rice is red, the rice is soft and fragrant. Due to the willow red plant is tall, intolerant of fertilizer prone to collapse, in 1973, Fengxin Mountain Agricultural Science Research Institute used 60Co gamma irradiation to breed short straw resistance to collapse varieties, called Fengxin red rice, full-life span of 135d, long, thin grains, red rice, no belly white, rice quality is excellent.

Duosha imperial rice - the treasures of the valley, from the Five Dynasties

It is said that as early as the Five Dynasties period (907-960 AD) has been designated as the "imperial field", the production of rice is known as "imperial rice! "

This is probably the origin of the name "Dusha Gomi".

Duosha Royal Rice is different from ordinary rice, it is a large particle, the color of white and green, slightly like jade, rice contains high protein and fat and other nutrients. With its made of rice, the texture is glutinous and soft, shiny, mellow flavor, fragrant and intoxicating aroma.

Produced in Hunan Yongshun Dusha. Dusha is the name of a township in Yongshun County, Tujia Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. A sand village of Goshen village of Guisuiping, there is a piece of land produced by the rice Chixiangzhong, can be described as "the treasures of the valley", so it is also known as the "sand Royal rice". According to the introduction, Goshen village Guisuiping this piece of land sowing area is only 1500m2. here farmers are used to planting high foot or short foot hemp grain, rice spike length of about 23.1-26.4cm, 300-500 grains per spike, than other paddy rice maturity of 4-5d, and yields should be higher than more than 750kg/hm2. Jade, rice contains high protein and fat and other nutrients. Rice made from it has a glutinous and soft texture, shiny oil, mellow flavor, and intoxicating aroma.

Yuankou Fragrant Rice--Changsha good rice, its fragrance five miles

Produced in Jiangyong, Hunan Province. Jiangyong County is located in the south of Hunan Province, upstream of Yongming River, a tributary of Xiaoshui River. According to the "Xiangqiao wenmei occasional records" records: "the province territory has fragrant rice, not much ...... its rice jade color, not very white, fine grains, people rice a little that is fragrant. The so-called 'Changsha good rice, its fragrance five miles', that is, this kind." The area is rich in rice, wheat, peanuts, soybeans and so on. Specialty "source mouth fragrant rice", rice as high as 1m, the grain awn brown, rice small texture viscous, milky white color, made of rice, glutinous texture, aroma and rich, is the best of the rice in Hunan, has been good quality and flavor and drink.

Chinese generations have regarded the fragrant rice as treasures, the fragrant rice as tribute, known as the fragrant rice for "tribute rice". Poets such as du fu, wang wei, meng jiao, lu yu, etc., all have good lines about fragrant rice. Tang dynasty poet du fu left "fragrant rice pecked parrot grain, blue wutu perched old phoenix branch" of the famous line; "red chamber dream" in more "rice village" elegant situation. However, fragrant rice can only be planted in specific conditions, if you change a piece of land, change an environment, planting fragrant rice will not be fragrant. Hunan source mouth fragrant rice so can become rare things, with the local special soil and water conditions suitable for the growth of fragrant rice is inseparable.

Cheting tribute rice -- rice aroma, the court tribute rice

Laixiu County, hilly, mountainous area is vast, suitable for the cultivation of grain, has a long history of cultivation, perennial planting area of 20,000 acres, the annual output of 2 million kilograms. Unique geographic conditions make the millet produced golden color, rich rice aroma, sticky and crisp, superior quality. Millet contains 11.5% protein, 3.51% fat, lysine content accounts for 1.41% of the protein content. Boiled porridge edible flavor, is a green pollution-free food. As early as in the Han Dynasty when the imperial seal for the court tribute rice, the Ming and Qing dynasties more famous, called "Cheting tribute rice".

Yingkou rice--natural original flavor mellow heavenly

Lower Liaohe River (today's Yingkou, Panjin area) was originally a deserted beach, the early Qing Dynasty, in order not to cause the "Longxing land" deserted, immigrants from Shandong, this place became a tribute to the rice production area, and enjoy a good reputation, to 1913, the establishment of Yingkou County, the county, the county, the county, the county, the county, the county, and the county, and the county. To 1913 set up Yingkou County, folk began to Yingkou rice a name. In the liberation war period, a large area of good land had many years of desolation, reduced to reeds, yingkou rice name gradually decline, and even some people mistakenly think that yingkou area rice cultivation began in the 20th century. After liberation, yingkou area (1984 panshan county from yingkou, independent into panjin city) rice planting scale gradually restored, and become the main crop, because of the excellent quality, in the second canton fair became the first rice exported by the new china. Yingkou is located on the shore of the Bohai Sea, rivers and mudflats all over, in the geological tectonic fissure zone (in 1975, there was a shock to the world of Yingkou, Haicheng earthquake), the soil is rich in volcanic ash type of soil, saline and alkaline soils, and the black soil all over the Northeast to form a unique soil in Yingkou, with a complex composition and a wealth of trace elements. After research, unlike rice from other origins, Yingkou rice starch forms an oily film during the pasting process, with higher nutritional content. The appearance of rice is smooth, glistening, full, dense, rice color translucent emerald, translucent as ice, after cooking, the particles stretch, rice aroma natural, mellow flavor, "rice" enough. In recent years, the introduction of the northern region of Northeast China Academy of Sciences cultivated hybrid long grain aromatic rice, rice aroma, very popular in the market, for the Northeast rice to add a splash of color, but due to the history of the "Northeast rice" has been japonica rice, so that the Northeast people of the traditional Northeast rice taste more favorite, Yingkou area, especially so, so far Yingkou still Adhere to the planting of pure-bred japonica rice, almost impossible to find long-grain hybrid rice planting area, a large area of japonica rice planting, to maintain the genetic purity, but also to maintain the authentic flavor of the Northeast rice, Yingkou rice has once again become the representative of the traditional Northeast rice.