Mojiang purple rice is produced in Mojiang County, Pu 'er City, Yunnan Province. Purple glutinous rice is a specialty of Mojiang County, Pu 'er City, Yunnan Province. Mojiang is a county town where the Tropic of Cancer crosses, so it has unique climate and sunshine conditions, which is of special significance to crop production. Mojiang purple rice, which is produced in the North Return City, the hometown of twins in the world, grows on the Hani clay terrace without any pollution, and is planted in the original ecological terrace without fertilization or pesticide. It is a rare natural, healthy, pollution-free and residue-free green rice food, which has been listed among the famous rural products and famous agricultural products in Yunnan Province, and was named "Six Famous Rice" in Yunnan Province in 20 13 years. Therefore, the Mojiang River is called "the hometown of purple rice in China".

According to folklore, the reason why the birth rate of Mojiang twins is the highest in the world is closely related to the local people's long-term consumption of this kind of purple rice growing in the Tropic of Cancer (Yin and Yang Line).

Mojiang purple rice, named after its purple color, is known as the best rice, "longevity rice", "medicinal rice", "world rice king", "moon rice" and "blood-enriching rice", belonging to glutinous rice, commonly known as purple pearl.

It is called Yutian rouge rice in A Dream of Red Mansions.

Mojiang purple rice is big and full, with strong viscosity. After steaming, it can make the broken rice resume and has the effect of bone-setting. Compendium of Materia Medica states that purple rice has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, strengthening spleen and warming liver, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation, enriching blood and benefiting qi, closing uterus and nourishing yin, and treating neurasthenia.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties have listed purple rice as a tribute, which has become a delicacy for the royal family. It is also one of the gifts selected by modern national leaders when they visit abroad.

Mojiang purple rice planting base is: Yunnan Mojiang purple rice grows on Hani clay terraces without any pollution.

Due to the special geographical location, temperature difference and planting conditions, Mojiang purple rice is harvested once a year. Relatively speaking, this is also one of the important factors of low yield and high price of Mojiang purple rice.

The cultivation of Mojiang purple rice is divided into three steps:

(1) sowing seeds: (sowing seedlings, cultivating seedlings) This season is around February-March every year;

(2) Transplanting: that is, it is often said that in transplanting season, purple rice seedlings will thrive only when there is abundant rain, which is generally between April and May every year;

③ Maturation and harvesting: It takes about 6 months from transplanting to maturity, and the harvesting season is between September 9- 10/0.