Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice

Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice

　　Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice is a renowned specialty of Daxian County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province. It earned its name because it originally came from Micheng Township in the county. This rice variety features glossy, shiny grains and produces fluffy, sticky, and wholesome rice with a rich, fragrant, and sweet taste.

　　Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice, also known as Micheng Rice, is produced in seven townships in Daxian County, Sichuan Province, including Micheng, Baozi, Longtan, and Mengshuang. The name "Micheng" comes from the area’s historical production of tribute rice. The region features overlapping mountains, deep valleys, and soil with a brownish-purple clay base. With an average elevation of 782 meters, an annual average temperature of 15.5°C, and annual rainfall of 1,359 mm, the area enjoys distinct seasons, strong vertical climate variation, large day-night temperature differences, and is far from urban pollution. "Micheng" Tribute Rice uses only high-quality rice varieties and is cultivated entirely using pollution-free techniques, resulting in premium-quality rice that is soft, sticky, and deliciously fragrant and sweet. "Micheng" Tribute Rice has been registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and has passed pollution-free base, pollution-free agricultural product, and QS certifications. sz9

　　Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice is the only key pollution-free rice specialty being developed in Daxian County. The county adopts unified measures such as seed selection, planting of premium varieties like Q You 6 and Yi Xiang 10, all meeting or exceeding Ministry-grade III quality standards; centralized seedling cultivation, with local governments providing subsidies for necessary farming supplies such as pesticides, plastic film, and fertilizers; unified technical specifications and quality control, deploying professional technicians to offer guidance during crucial farming periods to ensure key techniques are properly implemented; unified pest and disease control, with the county agriculture bureau actively organizing plant protection cooperatives to strengthen centralized management; and unified contract purchasing. The government instructs farmers to harvest, dry, and store different rice varieties separately, while coordinating with processing companies to sign purchase contracts. According to statistics, Daxian County has established high-yield demonstration plots in five townships—Baozi, Micheng, Qingning, Jinshi, and Longtan—featuring hundred-acre fields yielding over 650 kg per mu, thousand-acre display areas yielding over 600 kg per mu, and twenty-thousand-mu core demonstration zones yielding over 550 kg per mu. These zones have helped spur the development of 60,000 mu of premium "Tribute Rice" rice bases in connected regions across townships such as Mengshuang, Beimiao, Beishan, and Zitong. sz9

　　In October 2010, after review by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, it was decided to grant national geographical indication product protection to Micheng Tribute Rice. The protected area includes the administrative regions of 13 townships in Daxian County, Sichuan Province: Micheng, Zhao’gu, Dayan, Mengshuang, Baozi, Longtan, Jinshi, Anyun, Beimiao, Qingning, Zitong, Beishan, and Jiangling. sz9

　　Quality characteristics of Daxian Micheng Tribute Rice: sz9

　　1. Sensory characteristics: The rice is glossy and shiny, producing fluffy, sticky, and wholesome grains with a rich, fragrant, and sweet taste. sz9

　　2. Physicochemical indicators: Broken rice ≤25%, brown rice rate ≥75%, milled rice rate ≥70%, head rice rate ≥52%; gel consistency ≥55 mm, amylose content ≤25%, gelatinization temperature (alkali spreading value/grade) ≥4. sz9

　　3. Safety requirements: Product safety must comply with relevant national standards for similar products. sz9