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    Wuchang rice

    五常大米

    A Chinese geographical indication for japonica rice from Wuchang, Heilongjiang, registered as a GI certification mark in 2007. The national standard covers the cultivar Wuyou rice No. 4 and other japonica varieties grown under Wuchang's conditions.

    A pale polished rice grain, illustrated for Wuchang rice.
    Wuchang rice — representative grain study, polished, not to scale. Appearance alone does not establish variety or protected origin.

    A name, not a single variety

    Wuchang rice is a protected origin name rather than a cultivar. It was registered as a geographical indication certification mark in 2007 and placed on the first list of products under the China–EU agreement on geographical indications in 2020. China's national standard for it, first issued in 2003 and revised in 2008 and 2024, defines it by place and variety: Wuyou rice No. 4 and other japonica varieties grown under the conditions of Wuchang City.

    CNIPA reports that Wuchang rice has ranked first among Chinese rice GI products by brand value for nine consecutive years.

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