Gong rice was a kind of rice that was carefully selected from rice-producing areas during the feudal society in ancient China and presented to the emperor at that time.

In daily life, most of the rice we buy in supermarkets is Northeast rice, or pearl rice, so someone must have heard of Gong rice. What kind of rice is Gong rice? Let's take a look.

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Tribute rice is the highest compliment for local rice. For example: Hubei's Jingshan Qiao rice, Zhuxi tribute rice, Lianggang tribute rice, Ninghua Helong tribute rice, Chongqing Youyang Huatian tribute rice, Hunan's Yuquan tribute rice, Northeast tribute rice, Xiangzhong tribute rice, Huaiyuan Bailian Po Gong Rice, Wannian Gong Rice from Jiangxi, and Ye Sheng Gong Rice from Ningxia.

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Jingshan bridge rice, a specialty of Jingshan City, Hubei Province, is a national geographical indication product of China. It is named after it was originally produced in Sunqiao Town, Jingshan City. Its grains are slender, smooth and transparent, delicious and not greasy, and has a delicious fragrance. It was designated as "tribute rice" by the emperor as early as the Ming Dynasty.

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Helong tribute rice is famous for being produced in Helong Township, Ninghua County. This unique agricultural product was listed as tribute rice in 1004 AD (the first year of Jingde reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty) and has a history of thousands of years.

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Huatian tribute rice is mainly produced in Huatian Township, Youyang County, Chongqing at an altitude of 800 meters. The rice is crispy, buttery and waxy, smooth but not greasy, with thin grains, long body and similar shape. The flowers are as white as jade, the temperature difference between day and night is large in the flower fields, the land is fertile and the water quality is excellent. Flower field people have always adhered to the traditional method of growing rice: fermenting farmyard manure and green manure and then going to the fields as base fertilizer, and using plant ash as top fertilizer; for pest control, old-fashioned moth-killing lamps and herbal preparations are commonly used for spraying, and Chinese herbal preparations and lime are used to sterilize and kill insects. . The rice produced is smooth and oily, has uniform grains, is rich in nutrients and has an excellent taste. In the past three years, organic certification technicians have made many inspections to strictly control the production, processing, labeling, packaging, sales, management and other aspects of Gongmi. They also conduct sampling tests at the Gongmi base from time to time. After several tests, "Huatian Gongmi" finally obtained the certification.

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Zhuxi tribute rice has a tribute history of more than 1,300 years. In the first year of Tang Guangzhai (AD 684), Zhongzong Li Xian, who had been emperor for less than two months, was deposed as King of Luling by his mother, Wu Zetian, Pei Yan and other dignitaries. In April of that year, Li Xian was exiled to Fangzhou (today's Fang County). The 28-year-old King of Luling (Li Xian was born in the first year of Xianqing), under the supervision of cronies sent by his mother, brought a few family members to the wild Fangzhou - Fangxian County, known as the "Thousand-mile Fangzhou" (including the current Shennongjia Forest District). Here there are vast forests and sparsely populated areas. Even during the day, there are groups of tigers, leopards and "savages". Li Xian, who had just escaped his mother's butcher's knife, had no choice but to wander around Fangzhou in panic under strict surveillance. Fortunately, the King of Luling was relegated from the Li family, and local officials were always respectful.