Yishui Giant Salamander (a specialty of Yichuan, Henan)

On August 16th, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the Yishui Giant Salamander, declared by our city, has become a geographical indication product for Chinese agricultural products. This is also the first product in China to obtain a geographical indication from the Ministry of Agriculture for the giant salamander, and our city is also the first

Speaking of the giant salamander in Luoyang, it has been around for a long time. Since ancient times, Luoyang has been the birthplace of the giant salamander. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu. Yi Shui" quoted "Guang Zhi" as saying: "The sound of the salamander is like that of a child's cry, it has four legs, and its shape is like a carp. It can cure cows and come out of the Yi River." "Yi River" refers to the giant salamander that came from the Yi River, reflecting that there were already giant salamanders in the Yi River in Luoyang before the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Yi River is very suitable for the growth of giant salamanders. Nowadays, there are records of wild giant salamanders in places such as Luanchuan, Song County, Ruyang, Luoning, and Xin'an County

The "Agricultural Chronicles" of Luoyang City records that "there are many shrimp and crabs in counties such as Yichuan, Song County, Yiyang, and Luoning, as well as precious animals - giant salamanders (also known as baby fish)". The "Luoyang Agricultural Chronicles" records that "Luoyang is one of the main production areas of giant salamanders, with distribution in Luanchuan, Song County, Luoning, etc., but Luanchuan County has the most. There are 15 townships in Luanchuan County, of which 8 townships have giant salamanders, with a distribution area of 605 square kilometers." As of November 2015, according to the latest survey of giant salamander resources in our city, there are already 98 breeding enterprises, professional cooperatives, and large-scale breeders in the city, and 2 enterprises have obtained operating and utilization licenses. The total number of giant salamanders raised in the city is about 300000. At present, developing the breeding of giant salamanders has become one of the important ways for our city's characteristic and efficient industries and increasing farmers' income

Regional name range

The Yishui giant salamander is mainly distributed in 71 townships (offices) in 6 counties (cities, districts) including Luanchuan, Song County, Yichuan, Luolong, Yibin, and Yanshi in Luoyang City.

. The geographical coordinates are 111 ° 11 ′ -112 ° 26 ′ E longitude and 33 ° 39 ′ -34 ° 50 ′ N latitude, with a total length of 160 kilometers from east to west and 124 kilometers from north to south. The area covers 792260 hectares and produces 200000 giant salamanders annually