Abstract:With agronomic and quality characters evaluated, four quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa willd) accessions were cultivated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. Plant height ranged from 119.21 cm to 180.50 cm. Growth duration varied between 103 d and 118 d. The highest yield of the quinoa in Zhangjiakou reached 3637.32 kg hm-2. Contents of protein and oil were 14.79?.72% and 7.57?.17% respectively. Contents of aspartic acid, lysine and arginine were 1.37?.06%, 1.00?.03% and 1.47?.08% correspondingly. Saponin content was 2.12?.50%. These results demonstrate that trial planting of quinoa in Zhangjiakou is successful and could provide practical information for the promotion of quinoa in China.