The Bashibai sheep is a premium small livestock breed developed through crossbreeding between wild argali and local sheep in Yumin County. Under natural grazing conditions, Bashibai sheep can be ready for market in just four months. Lamb flock gains approximately 300 grams per day on average. The bone-to-meat ratio is 1:5, and the meat yield rate reaches 56%. It features fine fibers, low fat content…
High-quality safflower is an economic crop with multiple uses including oil, medicine, feed, natural pigment, and dye. According to tests, the linoleic acid and vitamin content in safflower oil extracted from safflower seeds are relatively high, making it one of the world’s top three health-functional nutritional oils. The safflower petals are a valuable traditional Chinese medicinal material, widely used to treat coronary…
Due to its unique soil, water, light, and heat conditions, the Tacheng Basin is particularly suitable for growing double-low rapeseed. Currently, the varieties of double-low rapeseed planted in the Tacheng Basin include Xin You (Za) No. 6, 7, 8, and 9. These varieties are highly resistant to stress, yield abundantly, and have an oil content as high as 36%-38%. Both the glucosinolate and erucic acid contents are…
The Tacheng Basin has a long history of growing oilseeds and is an important oilseed production base in Xinjiang. With continuous development in production, it has accumulated a wealth of high-yield cultivation experience. In recent years, the annual sown area of oilseeds has been around 900,000 mu, with a yield of about 80,000 tons. Oilseeds have become a supporting...
Yumin County is located on the western edge of the Junggar Basin and the southern edge of the Tacheng Basin in Xinjiang. The terrain is complex and the climate is variable, characterized by a typical continental arid climate, with an average annual precipitation of about 287.6 mm. The county's water sources mainly come from snowmelt and springs in the Bayinbuluke Mountains. During spring, summer, and autumn, melting snow and ice form five rivers...
Wild almonds, as a surviving species from the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era belonging to the wild almond genus, hold significant scientific research value in the study of species evolution and are referred to as a "living fossil" by the global botanical community. Currently, my county's 100,000-acre wild almond forest is the largest of its kind in the world. Wild almonds are mainly consumed...
Wild Mountain Flower Honey Yumin County is renowned for producing high-quality mountain flower honey. It has earned widespread acclaim for its outstanding green quality, rich natural aroma, and mellow, smooth taste. Yumin Mountain Flower Honey is pure in quality, distinctive in flavor, and a completely natural green food. …
Yumin Great Northwest Liquor The Tast, Tashe River, and Great Northwest series of liquors produced in Yumin County are crafted using traditional methods combined with modern blending techniques. The spirits are mellow, smooth, sweet, soft, and clean with a long-lasting aftertaste, making them an excellent choice for gifting to friends and family or for gatherings. …
The Lanzhi Fritillary Bulb produced by Xinjiang Yumin County Hongzhan Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Development Co., Ltd. is so far the only fritillary variety unique to Yumin County with global discovery significance. It grows on the Balouk Mountain in Yumin County and boasts extremely high ornamental value and health benefits. The flower is light blue with an elegant and rich fragrance. What makes it especially rare is that its scent has the effects of purifying air, calming emotions, soothing the nerves, enhancing vitality, refreshing the mind, improving eyesight, relieving fatigue, and resisting dampness. Visitors to Yumin all refer to the wild Lanzhi Fritillary Bulb as a “treasure.” It has high medicinal value, is cold in nature, and associated with the lung and heart meridians. It helps resolve phlegm, relieve coughing, clear heat, and disperse nodules. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as heat-phlegm cough, exogenous cough, yin-deficiency cough, and dry throat with little phlegm. Modern pharmacological experiments have proven that fritillary bulbs have effects such as suppressing coughs, lowering blood pressure, and increasing blood sugar levels.
Busabay Sheep The Busabay Sheep is a breed developed by the renowned patriotic democrat Busabay Cholak, who utilized his extensive knowledge of animal husbandry and years of breeding experience to crossbreed the Kazakh sheep of Yumin County with wild argali. It is the only fine lamb-type breed in the Xinjiang region, known for its fast growth, early market readiness, tolerance to coarse feed, high yield of lean meat...
Jingu River Hops are a specialty of Jinguhe Town, Shawan County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. Jinguhe Town enjoys “exceptionally favorable” climatic conditions that are highly suitable for hop cultivation. The hops grown here have high yields and excellent quality, making them favored by manufacturers. Shawan County’s Jinguhe Town benefits from “exceptionally favorable” climate conditions, which are very conducive to hop...
The Feige goose from Tacheng, also known as the grass goose, is large in size. Adult male geese weigh over 5 kilograms, while females weigh 3–4 kilograms. They primarily feed on green grass and, in winter, mainly consume bran, bran mash, and vegetables. They have strong foraging abilities and can fly in flocks to farmland stubble fields several kilometers or even more than 10 kilometers away after autumn, leaving early and returning late without the need for supervision. In 1985, the Tacheng…
Guineafowl meat is tender, flavorful, and highly nutritious, making it an excellent choice for exotic poultry. Rich in essential amino acids and protein—up to 23.4%—guineafowl also contains high levels of inorganic salts and trace elements, along with more than double the vitamins found in domestic chicken. The annual production of guineafowl eggs reaches 40 tons, with annual sales of 4…
Xinjiang Brown Cattle are a high-quality dual-purpose breed developed through long-term selective breeding by crossing local indigenous cattle with Swiss Brown Cattle, American Ayrshire, and a small number of Swedish Red cattle. They exhibit strong adaptability, enduring harsh cold and extensive grazing conditions, with excellent herding performance, strong disease resistance, and high milk and meat production capabilities.
The development of turkey and guinea fowl farming has been a traditional industry in Tacheng City. However, due to factors such as past breeding management models and market conditions, it had never reached a large scale. In recent years, with adjustments to the city’s industrial structure and strong demand from surrounding areas and markets in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries, the profitability of raising turkeys and guinea fowl has significantly improved...
Origin characteristics: The organic farming base is located in Company 4, Regiment 165, Ninth Agricultural Division, Emin, Xinjiang, 64 kilometers south of Emin County. It serves as a breeding and propagation base for the superior introduced beef cattle breed — Charolais — by the Production and Construction Corps. Its geographical coordinates are between 84° to 84°40′ east longitude and 46°47′ to 47°01′ north latitude. Within a 1-kilometer radius, there are no industrial or mining areas, industrial pollution sources, or domestic waste landfills that could affect the production environment of the base, ensuring excellent water, air, and soil quality.
Emin Safflower Seed Oil is a specialty of Emin County in the Tacheng region of Xinjiang. The safflower seed oil produced in Emin County has a linoleic acid content as high as 83%, ranking first in the world, and is hailed as the “king of oils.” It has been awarded the title of “Hometown of Safflower” by the state. Xinjiang’s Emin is China’s hometown of safflower. Its natural growing environment and unique climate nurture superior...
The Kazakh sheep is one of the original sheep breeds in Xinjiang, belonging to a dual-purpose (meat and fat) coarse-wool variety. Adult rams and ewes have an average weight of 60 kg and 40 kg respectively. The main production areas are the Ili River Valley, as well as Tacheng, Changji, and other regions, with a total population of 5 million across the region. …
Ajihai chili peppers are a specialty of Ajihai Town, Shawan County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. The peppers are bright red in color and have an attractive slender shape. They are widely exported to major inland chili processing and distribution provinces such as Shaanxi, Hunan, and Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan. The chili planting area in Ajihai Town covers around 60,000 mu, accounting for about one-tenth of the entire region’s chili fields. The chili industry has become the dominant sector in Ajihai…
Wulanwusu sweet potatoes are a specialty of Wulanwusu Town, Shawan County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Donghaizi sweet potatoes from Wulanwusu Town are highly popular among customers. In Donghaizi Village, Wulanwusu Town, over 80% of the arable land is used to grow sweet potatoes. In recent years, the town has fully leveraged its geographical advantages, using the “Party branch + cooperative + base…” model...