”Taoyuan 3”, an aromatic rice variety, coded as Taikeng Yu 72017 before registration, was derived from pedigree selection by using Taikeng 4 as female parent crossed with Taikeng 2 as male parent. This cross was made by Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute in the second crop of 1994. After a series of trials of preliminary, advanced, regional and commercial production made by Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Taikeng Yu 72017 was registered as ”Taoyuan 3” and released to growers in the first crop of 2004. ”Taoyuan 3” possessed characters of good appearance with high eating quality, high yield potential, lower preharvest sprouting and shattering. The palatability of cooked rice owned aroma of taro. The average grain yield from the regional yield trials was 6,793 kg/ha in the first crop and 5,469 kg/ha in the second crop. The regional yield trials also showed that the stability and yield potential of ”Taoyuan 3” were better than the variety ”Tainung 67”.