Yunnan has a long history of cultivating rice. Yuanmou Dadunzi unearthed carbonized japonica rice from more than 3,000 years ago. In addition to japonica rice, a small amount of indica rice has also been identified at neolithic sites in dianchi lake area, and the ancient indica rice mixture found in The Fengyang District of Pu'er County can roughly glimpse the traces of the ancestors of Yunnan domesticating wild rice as cultivated rice. The "Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Classic of The Sea" written during the Warring States period also states: "Between the black waters in the southwest, there are the love of the capital Hirono, the anointing rice, the anointing rice, the anointing millet, the anointing millet, the hundred grains of self-growth, and the winter and summer sowing the piano." It shows that Yunnan may be one of the origins of cultivated rice in Asia.
Due to the hard work of the ancestors for generations, over the past few thousand years, not only various types of varieties have been bred, but also many precious rices have been cultivated. Among them, Eight Treasure Rice, Shade Rice, Fragrant Glutinous Rice, and Purple Rice are the most praised.
Babao rice: produced in Babao Township, Guangnan County, Wenshan Prefecture, because of the name. There are two varieties of snow white and green jade in terms of color, which are characterized by large grains, fragrant taste, soft rice grains, and short sticky cooking time. It has long been listed as a tribute to the imperial court, and it is necessary to pay tribute to the imperial court every year. After liberation, it was listed as a national superior rice.
Chafang rice: mainly produced in The town of Chafang in Luxi County, Dehong Prefecture, because of its name. Folk have the reputation of "Mangshi millet shade rice". The snow white is bright, the grains are large and long, and the fragrance is fragrant. The rice is sweet, soft and fragrant. It was also one of the Gongmi in the old days. Now, it is often used in the local area to entertain relatives and friends; In the province, it is mostly used to entertain VIPs.
Fragrant rice: There are two types of sticky fragrant rice and non-waxy fragrant rice. It blossoms and scents, shells rice, and cooks a house of incense in the kitchen. Fragrant rice is soft and delicious, the aroma is attacking, which makes people eat a lot, "no vegetables also have to eat three bowls." Southern Yunnan and western Yunnan are both produced, and are famous for the fragrant sticks of Jinggu County.
Purple rice: Named for its beige purple. Purple rice has skin purple and white inside, and the surface is purple. In terms of consumption, there are two types of waxy purple rice and non-waxy purple rice. Purple rice has high nutritional value, and has various effects such as blood tonic, spleen, rationalization and treatment of neurasthenia. Yu mengzi, Jianshui, Shiping, Mojiang and other counties.
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