Purple rice is a variety of rice, belonging to the glutinous rice category. It is only cultivated in small quantities in Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei Enshi, etc. It is a more precious rice variety, divided into purple japonica and purple glutinous rice. Two kinds. The main components of purple rice are lysine, tryptophan, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folic acid, protein, fat and other nutrients, as well as iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus and other mineral elements needed by the human body.

The fields where purple rice grows in Ziquejie

The Qinren terraces in Ziquejie are located in Shuiche Town, Fengjia Town and Wentian Town, Xinhua County, Hunan Province. It began in the Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and matured in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It combines the grandeur of the Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan, the magnificence of the Longsheng Rice Terraces in Guangxi, the steepness of the Palaway Rice Terraces in the Philippines and the elegance of the Shaba Rice Terraces in Vietnam. The total area is nearly 60,000 acres, and more than 20,000 acres are concentrated in one area. The slope ranges from 25 to 40 degrees, with the steepest reaching over 50 degrees. It is layered between 500 and 1,100 meters above sea level, with more than 400 levels. , magnificent.

The most amazing thing is that there is no pond or stream in the huge Ziquejie terraced area, but "the water is as high as the mountains are, and the fields are as high as the water is." As high as it is." The reason is that this is a crack in the bedrock, and mineral-rich water gushes out along the cracks in the rock, forming a unique natural irrigation system and natural landscape. This magical natural landform has made the Qin people's terraces in the Purple Que Realm unique throughout the ages.

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