Jinsha Job's Tears

Jinsha Job's Tears

Jinsha Job's Tears is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Job's Tears from Jinsha Village in Longhua Town, Xianyou County, have been cultivated since the Song Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, they had become a tribute product. Today, Jinsha Job's Tears are popular both domestically and abroad. These Job's Tears are easy to hull, with a hulling rate of over 60%. They feature deep ventral grooves, round grains, and high solid content. When cooked, the broth is rich and they offer benefits such as clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting diuresis, removing dampness, and can treat rheumatism. Women often eat Jinsha Job's Tears stewed with pig’s trotters during postpartum recovery.

　　Jinsha Job's Tears are produced in Jinsha Village, Longhua Town, Xianyou County, Putian City, Fujian Province. Also known as Yulu or Yuzhuzhu, Job's Tears—referred to as Jinsha Job's Tears after hulling—are a famous local specialty of Xianyou County. They have been widely cultivated since the Song Dynasty and were esteemed as a tribute product during the Ming Dynasty. The area boasts beautiful mountains and clear waters, along with a mild and moist climate that is highly suitable for growing Job's Tears. The resulting produce is of superior quality, earning it the title of Provincial Quality Brand Product awarded by the provincial government.

　　These Job's Tears are easy to hull, with a hulling rate of over 60%. They feature deep ventral grooves, round grains, and high solid content. When cooked, the broth is rich and they offer benefits such as clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting diuresis, removing dampness, and can treat rheumatism. Women often eat Jinsha Job's Tears stewed with pig’s trotters during postpartum recovery.

　　As Jinsha Job's Tears are a highly nutritious food with medicinal properties, in recent years the Longhua Town government has placed importance on developing a range of Job's Tears products. Agricultural technicians have been organized to carry out technical research, providing technical services to help farmers cultivate Job's Tears. Two demonstration plots for high-yield Job's Tears cultivation, each covering 1,000 mu, have been established. The town has also seized the new opportunity of China’s entry into the WTO, actively applying for the status of Provincial Branded Agricultural Product to enhance the visibility of Job's Tears and expand market reach. Additionally, foreign investment has been introduced to establish the Jinsha Job's Tears Refinery. Collaborating with professors and experts from the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry University, advanced technologies and processes have been adopted to develop a series of products through industrialized operations. Products such as Job's Tears wine, Job's Tears paste, Job's Tears water, and Job's Tears root granules have now been successfully trial-produced and launched on the market, where they have been well received by consumers.