Introduction to Yanggao Great Wall Lamb
Yanggao Great Wall Lamb is a nationally protected geographical indication product for agricultural products. People often say that it's a great pity not to eat lamb from Changcheng Township in Yanggao County. Indeed, the lamb meat in the Great Wall Township is as fragrant and tender as roses, the white and beautiful lamb belly shreds are delicious and refreshing, and the lamb offal with different methods is fresh and not gamey, leaving a deep impression on people. Changcheng Township in Yanggao County vigorously develops the large-scale sheep farming industry, innovates according to local conditions, and uses land use rights as collateral loans to develop a new model of animal husbandry, paving a new path for farmers to lift themselves out of poverty and become prosperous. As of now, the township has developed more than 300 sheep farming households, with a total of over 40000 sheep raised
In fact, Yanggao County is not just about Changcheng Township. In recent years, the county has seized the five key links of "increment, grass expansion, quality improvement, strong prevention, and precision breeding", and focused on developing the sheep breeding industry from technical support and project support. It has basically formed professional sheep breeding towns such as Changcheng Township, Youzai Town, and Wangguantun Town, as well as lamb brands such as "Huangyangou" and "Liulingshan". In 2015, the "Yanggao Great Wall Lamb" declared by the Huinong Sheep Breeding Professional Cooperative in Yanggao County passed the review and expert evaluation organized by the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, and was registered and protected as a national geographical indication for agricultural productsYanggao Great Wall lamb is well-known in northern Shanxi and is produced in the Cailiang Mountain area of Changcheng Township, Yanggao County. Changcheng Township in Yanggao County is located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, at the border of Mongolia and Shanxi, at a latitude of 40 degrees north, in the cold temperate zone, and is recognized as a high-quality meat production belt in the world.Regional Scope
The region is mostly hilly slopes, and to the south of it, there are hundreds of wild medicinal herbs growing on the Liangshan Mountain, such as Huangqi, Huangqin, Zhimu, wolfberry, ground pepper, licorice, honeysuckle, etc. I eat the grass from Mupo, drink the cold spring from the mountains, and breathe oxygen rich air. In spring, summer, and autumn, there are grazing slopes, and in winter, there are fields of crops and straw that can be grazed. There is no long ice and snow cover period, and high-quality lamb meat is produced throughout the four seasons. High quality grass and mountain springs nourish the nutrition and unique taste of "Yanggao Great Wall Lamb", which is fresh and fragrant in the mouth, nourishing and nourishing for health
The geographical indication protection area for Yanggao Changcheng lamb agricultural products includes 9 administrative villages under the jurisdiction of Changcheng Township, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province, namely: Nineteen Liang Village, Ten Dun Village, Baoziwan Village, Zhenhongbao Village, Luojialing Village, Dai'er Duiying Village, Fanjiayao Village, Zhenbianbao Village, and Twenty Six Village. The breeding area is 10500 hectares, with an annual output of over 60000 and a yield of 1050 tons, accounting for 60% of the total output. The annual inventory is over 100000. The geographical coordinates are between 40 ° 14 ′ -39 ° 55 ′ N latitude and 113 ° 28 ′ -114 ° 40 ′ E longitude. The highest altitude is 2144 meters and the lowest is 1178 meters