Rutog White Cashmere Goats

Rutog White Cashmere Goats

The Rutog White Cashmere Goat is a protected geographical indication product.

　　The Rutog White Cashmere Goat is a specialty of Rutog County in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet.

　　Lulongka Village in Rebang Township, Rutog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, is located in a plateau lake basin area, where the towering peaks of the Karakoram Range and branches of the Gangdise Mountains stretch across the region. The climate is arid with minimal fluvial activity, preserving the integrity of the highland surface.

　　　　Rebang Township, where Lulongka Village is located, is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral border township primarily focused on animal husbandry, with some agriculture. It is one of the bases for white cashmere goats in northwestern Tibet. The Kashmir white cashmere produced here is a long-renowned product in the international market. In recent years, with strong support from agricultural authorities at all levels and through the joint efforts of numerous scientific and technical professionals, the white cashmere goat industry has achieved breakthrough progress.

　　　　The white cashmere goat is a distinctive resource of Lulongka Village and among the finest goat breeds in China. Its cashmere has been renowned in Western Europe since the 16th century. According to authoritative international assessments, the white cashmere produced in Lulongka Village boasts four world-leading qualities: the highest breed purity, finest fiber fineness, greatest hair follicle density per unit area, and absence of hunger marks. It has won both gold and silver awards at the National Agricultural Expo. Products made from this cashmere are of premium quality, with a delicate feel and excellent warmth retention, making them highly favored in domestic and international markets and praised by consumers. They are hailed as the “soft gold” and “fiber gem” of Rutog.

　　Rutog White Cashmere Goats

　　 The administrative regions currently under the jurisdiction of five townships in Rutog County, Tibet Autonomous Region: Rutog Town, Risong Township, Rebang Township, Duoma Township, and Dongru Township

　　 Letter from the People’s Government of Rutog County, Tibet on Delimiting the Origin Scope of the Geographical Indication Product Rutog White Cashmere Goat, Ri Zheng Han [2014] No. 3

　　 Notice from the Rutog County People’s Government Office on Issuing the Technical Specifications for the Breeding and Management of Rutog White Cashmere Goats, Ri Zheng Ban Fa [2014] No. 16