Yuanyang County belongs to Xinxiang City, Henan Province.

Yuanyang County is located in the northern Henan Plain, bordering the Yellow River to the south, Yuhe Channel to the north, Fengqiu to the east, Wuzhi and Huojia to the west, Xinxiang and Yanjin on the back, and Zhongmouhe to the south. Zhengzhou faces each other across the river. The county governs 4 towns, 8 townships, and 2 offices. Among them, Yuanwu Town, Qiaobei Township, Zhulou Township and Longyuan Subdistrict Office are entrusted to the Xinxiang Pingyuan New District Management Committee, with a total area of ??1,022 square kilometers.

Yuanyang County spans two major water systems, the Yellow River and the Haihe River, and has abundant water resources. The government has established three large-scale Yellow River diversion irrigation areas with an annual water supply of 100 million cubic meters. The underground water quality is excellent, and there are many underground hot springs scattered around the county. As of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population was 542,849. Yuanyang was called Bolangsha in ancient times, and it is famous all over the world because Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Dynasty here. Yangwu County was established in the Qin Dynasty, and Yuanwu County was established in the Western Han Dynasty. In March 1950, Yuanwu and Yangwu counties were merged into Yuanyang County (named after the first characters of the two counties).

Yuanyang specialty

Yuanyang rice is known as "China's No. 1 rice". Yuanyang rice is grown on land that has been improved by the siltation of the Yellow River. It is irrigated by the Yellow River water rich in organic compounds and various trace elements, and coupled with the special climate of the area with a large temperature difference between day and night, thus creating the quality of Yuanyang rice. The saline-alkali land in Yuanyang County gives the rice innate alkalinity, making Yuanyang rice full of flavor without adding alkali when cooking.

The rice produced is unique, with crystal clear texture, soft gluten and sweet taste, pure fragrance and strong palatability. According to the laboratory comparison by the national authoritative department, the protein, starch, copper, iron and calcium of Yuanyang rice The content of other trace elements is higher than that of the internationally famous Thai fragrant rice. In March 1996, it was approved as a green food by the China Green Food Development Center. In October 2002, Yuanyang Rice received the "Origin Certification Trademark" issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, becoming the first approved and registered origin certification trademark in Henan Province.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Yuanyang County