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Red Valley Millet

Published: 2026-11-09 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-11-09 — Red Valley Millet — The World’s Most Fragrant Rice — Red Valley Millet is grown on the slopes and valleys of the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, specifically in areas such as Yulu, Shigang, and XiaCao. The production base is situated on high-altitude, sunny, well-drained hillsides and upland dry fields with yellow clayey soil. This land, blessed with high elevation, long sunshine hours, mild temperatures, and fertile, high-quality soil...

Red Valley Millet

  Red Valley Millet

  The World’s Most Fragrant Rice — Red Valley Millet is grown on the slopes and valleys of the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, specifically in areas such as Yulu, Shigang, and XiaCao. The production base is located on high-altitude, sunlit, well-drained upland dry fields with yellow clayey soil. Thanks to the area’s high elevation, long hours of sunlight, mild climate, and fertile, high-quality soil, the crops grown here are golden in color, crystal clear, sticky, fragrant, soft, and delicious.

  A fascinating local legend surrounds this millet: During the Qing Dynasty, there were peasant uprisings by the White Lotus Sect in the Yulu area. When news of the incident reached the capital, the Emperor, along with some ministers, disguised themselves and visited the region incognito. By chance, they discovered a village where a young woman of exceptional beauty lived. The Emperor was immediately captivated and later summoned her to the palace. Years later, when Concubine Cao returned home to visit her family, she enjoyed several meals of the local millet porridge and found it exceptionally tasty. When she returned to the palace, she brought some millet for the Emperor, who also praised it highly. Legend has it that after the Emperor touched the millet, it instantly turned golden yellow. Thus, it became known as the World’s Most Fragrant Rice — the “Yellow Pearl” of the Taihang Mountains.

  This product is processed using traditional stone mills, which help retain the maximum nutritional value of the millet, making it a green food straight from the mountains.

  It is a natural delicacy beneficial for beauty, postpartum women, infants and young children, as well as middle-aged and elderly individuals.

  Processed using ancient traditional stone mill techniques to retain the maximum nutritional content of the millet.

  A greeting from the deep mountains, embracing natural health. We also offer a variety of other agricultural products.

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