As of March 28, 2024, Jingyang Rice. According to the inquiry of Huinong. China is one of the largest rice growing countries in the world. As of March 28th, 2024, the most expensive rice was Jingyang rice produced in Jingyang Town, Jianshi County, Hubei Province. Jingyang Town is located in the Qingjiang River in 800 miles, and rice is irrigated by mountain spring water. Therefore, rice is mellow, high-quality and delicious, and its highest auction price has reached 8400 yuan a catty. Rice originated in the Neolithic Age. From the late Paleolithic period to the early Neolithic period, the ancestors in southern China have started to use rice, and may plant rice. In the late Neolithic period, rice has become the main crop of ancestors in southern China, and rice cultivation techniques and planting techniques are highly developed.