From Taitung County's Guanshan and Chishang, to Hualien County's Fuli, Yuli and Ruisui, this area that stretches out for almost 100 kilometers is a major rice paddy cultivation area for the East Rift Valley. Because of the pure, untainted quality of the water and soil, the rice grains produced here are large and thoroughly translucent. Upon boiling, these grains have a sticky and elasticity quality. At the same time, they are soft and tender, and have a gentle fragrance. In recent years, rice from the Chishang area won a rice-quality national championship for three consecutive years. As for the rice produced in Guanshan and Fuli, its quality is unmatched throughout the whole of Taiwan.