Qilian Huangmo, a specialty of Qilian Mountain, is known as one of the "Top Ten Treasures" in Qinghai. Qilian County, Qinghai Province is a famous producing area. The area around the slope of Qilian Mountain in this county is rich in forest and grassland resources, pollution-free and high in altitude. The produced yellow mushroom is a famous delicacy in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with large head, thick meat, low moisture and delicate texture. In 2008, it was approved as a certification trademark of geographical indications in China.
During Yongzheng period, Nian Gengyao led the Qing army to quell the Qinghai-Tibet rebellion, and the local king of Qinghai surrendered. There are yellow mushrooms in the tribute presented to the imperial court, so it is also called "Imperial Mushroom".
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Qilian yellow mushroom is a rare treasure with rich nutrition and delicious taste. It is rich in protein, minerals, amino acids and vitamins. Babao Town, Qilian County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province is the most famous. It is also distributed in Yuegai Town, Qumalai County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve.
Qilian county has a vast grassland with a total area of1764.110000 mu, accounting for 80% of the county's land area. There are dense virgin forests in the county. The forestland area dominated by Picea crassifolia, Sabina vulgaris, Poplar and Hippophae rhamnoides is 3145,700 mu, accounting for 15. 1% of the land area, and the forest coverage rate is 13.5%.
The vast grassland and rich forest resources provide superior conditions for the growth of wild fungi and medicinal materials. There are 368 species of economic medicinal plants in the county, including 325 species of rhubarb, Bupleurum, Astragalus, Gentiana macrophylla, Notopterygium, Saussurea involucrata and Cordyceps sinensis, belonging to 57 families and 9 1 genus. There are many edible plants and fungi such as seabuckthorn, mushroom, strawberry, lichen and Nostoc flagelliforme. Among them, yellow mushroom is the main edible fungus variety in the semi-mountainous area of this county.