Wuchang Rice

China’s National Geographical Indication Product

Wuchang Rice, a specialty product of Wuchang City, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, is a China National Geographical Indication Product.

Wuchang City is a typical agricultural county (city), an important national commodity grain base, one of the top ten advanced counties in grain production in the country, and one of the top five rice counties in the country. The rice planting area in Wuchang accounts for one-tenth of the province and one-quarter of Harbin City. It is known as the "Rice Kingdom" under Zhang Guangcai Ridge.

Wuchang rice is affected by the unique geography, climate and other factors of the production area. It has a large accumulation of dry matter, moderate amylose content and high amylopectin content. Due to the large temperature difference between day and night in the rice production area during the maturity period, there is a large accumulation of instant soluble double-stranded sugars in the rice, which is very beneficial to human health. Wuchang rice has full grains, hard texture, white and transparent color; the rice grains are shiny and have a rich aroma.

"Wuchang Rice" has become a brand with five titles: "Chinese Geographical Indication Protected Product", "Certification of Origin Trademark", "Chinese Famous Brand Product", "Chinese Famous Brand Agricultural Products" and "Chinese Well-known Trademark" Wuchang is the only rice product in the country.

On May 10, 2003, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of regional origin product protection for "Wuchang Rice".

In July 2020, it became one of China’s first 100 geographical indication products protected by the EU.

On September 14, 2020, Wuchang rice was included in the mutually recognized geographical indications between China and Europe. On August 11, 2020, more than 290 rice production companies in Wuchang City had used the "Fu Code". The "Fu Code" will be activated by the regulatory agency before the rice is sold to the final consumer. After activation, consumers can scan out the production batch, year of raw grain, production date, shelf life, origin, manufacturer and other information. Ultimately, traceability and transparency will be achieved, ensuring that consumers can purchase pure Wuchang rice.