Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods

Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods

　　Purple-flowered Oil Beans are a specialty product of Yian County, highly praised by consumers for their large size, plump flesh, delicious taste, and stringless quality. With an annual planting area of 100,000 mu, they are strictly cultivated according to Grade A green food production technical standards. In 1997, they were named the "Hometown of Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods in China" by the Organizing Committee for the Promotion and Publicity of China's Specialty Product Hometowns.

　　As a county with distinctive economic strengths, Yian County has seen rapid economic development. Its main specialty products include "sugar, geese, dairy, beans, vegetables, and potatoes." It has been awarded the title of "Hometown of Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods in China" and is renowned nationwide as the "Shining Pearl of Northern China" and the "Beautiful City of Green Food." In recent years, under the national environment of attracting investment, the Yian County Party Committee and County Government have updated their concepts, shifted perspectives, and proposed the strategy of "going beyond traditional agriculture to develop agriculture, focusing on industries to support enterprises, mobilizing the entire population to attract major investments, and strengthening financial resources to enhance overall strength," thereby creating a favorable environment for the county's economic development.

　　　　Yian County is located in the western part of Heilongjiang Province, at the southern foothills of the Lesser Khingan Mountains, on the northern edge of the Songnen Plain, and in the northeastern part of Qiqihar City. It borders Baiquan County to the east, Fuyu County to the west, Keshan and Nehe Counties to the north, and Lindian and Mingshui Counties to the south. The region experiences hot and rainy summers, alternating spring and autumn winds with rapid temperature changes and strong gusts—spring can see extreme winds up to Force 10. It has a cold temperate continental climate with long, cold, and dry winters. Most rivers are seasonal, including the Wuyuer River, Shuangyang River, and Baoquan River.

　　　　Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods are a specialty product of Yian County, with an annual planting area of 100,000 mu. They are highly praised by consumers for their large size, plump flesh, delicious taste, and stringless quality, and are strictly cultivated according to Grade A green food production technical standards. In 1997, they were named the "Hometown of Purple-flowered Oil Bean Pods in China" by the Organizing Committee for the Promotion and Publicity of China's Specialty Product Hometowns.