Bidai Rice

Bidai Rice

　　Bidai Rice

　　It originates from two administrative villages under the jurisdiction of Bidai Town in Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province: Dazhai Village and Shuiku Village.

　　Bidai Township is located in the eastern part of Shuicheng County, 50 kilometers from the county seat, with an average elevation of 1,516 meters. The area enjoys a mild climate with distinct seasons, a frost-free period of 217 to 263 days, a sunlight rate of 43%, and an annual rainfall of 800 to 900 millimeters, making it suitable for the growth of various crops. Major crops include corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, and buckwheat. The villages of Niu Chang, Wa Chang, and Bidai also produce “Wu Li Xiang” rice. Cash crops include peanuts, ginger, and garlic. Economic forests consist of peach, pear, Chinese prickly ash, walnut, chestnut, apple, eucommia, phellodendron, and lacquer trees. The area also yields a variety of medicinal herbs.