Baoqing Rice

Baoqing Rice

Baoqing Rice is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Baoqing Rice is a specialty of Baoqing in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Province.

　　Baoqing Rice comes from medium-maturing, high-quality rice varieties grown in the black soil belt at the heart of Heilongjiang’s two major plains. It boasts excellent maturity, plump grains, high milling yield, intact and pearly white kernels, superior quality, fragrant taste, and does not harden after cooking.

　　Baoqing Rice comes from medium-maturing, high-quality rice varieties grown in the black soil belt at the heart of Heilongjiang’s two major plains. It boasts excellent maturity, plump grains, high milling yield, intact and pearly white kernels, superior quality, fragrant taste, and does not harden after cooking[1]. The milling yield of high-quality rice from Baoqing County can reach 78.5%, with a head rice rate of 87.6%, a length-to-width ratio of up to 2:1, amylose content of around 15%-18%, chalky grain rate below 1%, gel consistency above 86mm, and no pesticide or chemical fertilizer residues. The rice processing precision meets or exceeds the Grade 1 standard specified in GB1354-2009, with non-perfect grains and impurities several times lower than the limits set by GB1354-2009, and health indicators also far better than those specified in GB2715. Compared to other standards, Baoqing Rice excels in all key metrics.

　　Baoqing Rice is highly nutritious and offers health-protective benefits. Not only does it have an attractive appearance—pearly white and crystal clear—with sticky yet low-gelatinization rice that is glossy, soft, elastic, fragrant, and does not harden upon cooling, but it also has a mild and balanced flavor. It helps invigorate the spleen and stomach, strengthen vitality and willpower, harmonize internal organs, improve blood circulation, enhance hearing and vision, relieve irritability, quench thirst, and alleviate diarrhea. Regular consumption contributes to improved health and a more radiant appearance. Baoqing Rice is produced in the Sanjiang Plain area, where the soil is fertile and rich in organic matter and nutrients. The rice-growing region of Baoqing County lies within the core selenium-rich belt of Heilongjiang’s two major plains, producing rice with abundant selenium—an essential trace element for human health. Selenium is a unique microelement with notable medical and health benefits, often called the “source of life.” It boasts strong antioxidant properties and anti-aging effects, enhances and regulates the immune system, helps eliminate toxic substances from the body, maintains the structure and function of the cardiovascular system, alleviates symptoms of hypertension, high blood lipids, high blood viscosity, coronary heart disease, and diabetes, helps prevent and fight cancer, and contributes to longevity. The people of Baoqing, who consume Baoqing Rice as a staple food, enjoy its rich nutrition and health benefits, which help prevent illness and promote well-being. The county has numerous centenarians.

　　Baoqing Rice

　　The production area of Baoqing Rice covers the entire administrative region of Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province.

　　“Request from the People’s Government of Baoqing County Regarding the Protected Geographical Indication Product Area of Baoqing Rice,” Bao Zheng Cheng [2015] No. 5

　　Local standard of Baoqing County: “Baoqing Rice Production Technical Regulations” (draft)