Changting River Field Chicken [Fujian Longyan Specialty]

What is Changting River Chicken? Authentic Fujian Longyan specialty: Changting Hetian Chicken

Content summary:Do you want to know what Changting Hetian Chicken is? This article is a detailed introduction to the specialty of Longyan, Fujian Province - Changtinghe Tianji. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Changtinghe Tianji. The full text takes about 11 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Changtinghe Tianji and the product characteristics of Changtinghe Tianji? How did the history of Changting River Field Chicken come about? The awards and honors of Changting River Field Chicken

Basic introduction of Changting Hetian chicken

Hetian chicken, also known as Changting Hetian chicken, is named after its main production in Hetian Town, Changting County, Fujian Province. It is a traditional poultry breed in Fujian Province and one of the eight local broiler chicken breeds in China included in the "Chinese Poultry Variety Chronicles". Hetian chicken is a local breed formed through long-term artificial selection, mainly feeding on coarse grains such as rice and corn. It is suitable for free range in pure natural environments such as orchards, bamboo mountains, and pine forests. Hetian chicken contains a lot of protein, suitable fat, tender meat, thin and crispy skin, and sweet broth; The mouth, feet, and skin are yellow, the feathers on the neck, wings, and tail are black, and the feathers in other areas are golden and shiny; Has high nutritional benefits. It contains abundant protein and eleven essential amino acids for the human body

Hetian Town is located in the hinterland of the western Fujian mountainous area, and is a basin in the high mountains of Mount Wuyi. The Zhuxi River flows into the Tingjiang River here, with a large area of hilly slopes, as well as hot springs and abundant rare earth mineral deposits. The region belongs to the subtropical agricultural climate zone, with abundant rainfall and abundant production of rice, sweet potatoes, rapeseed, and beans. Over the years, farmers have also accumulated rich experience in raising chickens. The transportation in the past was very inconvenient, the environment was relatively closed, and very few imported chicken breeds were introduced, which allowed the Changting River chicken population to be purified and gradually formed and consolidated. In 2017, Hetian Town established two Hetian chicken breeding and conservation farms in the core area, and developed 83 large-scale breeding farms. In 2017, 3.105 million Hetian chickens were slaughtered, radiating and driving the development of Hetian chicken breeding capacity in 16 townships in the county, reaching more than 6 million feathers

Regional Scope

The protection scope of Changtinghe Tianji geographical indication products is based on the scope proposed in the "Letter on Defining the Protection Scope of Changtinghe Tianji Geographical Indication Products" (Long Zheng Han No. 37) issued by the People's Government of Longyan City, Fujian Province, which is currently under the jurisdiction of Changting County, Fujian Province

Hetian chicken is fed with rice, rice bran, and melons, vegetables, and potatoes in a completely pollution-free natural environment. After grazing for 150-180 days, it is fully in line with the standards of "delicious" high-quality broiler chickens. The carcass of this chicken is plump, the meat is tender, the skin is thin and the bones are fine, the meat color is white, and the taste is fragrant, tender, and smooth. It is a treasure among poultry. The local farm has a habit of raising castrated chickens. 90 day old roosters are castrated by manually removing their testicles, and then grazed and fed for about three months before being put on the market. Their meat is even more fragrant, smooth, and palatable, which greatly improves the reputation of Hetian chickens

How did the history of Changting River Field Chicken come about

Changting Hetian Chicken is one of the "Five Famous Chickens in the World". In the autumn of 1964, during the famous chicken competition at the Guangzhou International Trade Fair, Hetian Chicken was ranked as the second best chicken in the world by international merchants based on five aspects: body size, bravery, weight, fur color, and meat quality. The five famous chickens in the world are the White Rock chicken from the United States, the Hetian chicken from China, the Luodao Red chicken from the United States, the Sussex chicken from the United Kingdom, and the White Leghorn chicken from Italy

Changting County has collaborated with the Fujian branch of the China Article Numbering Center to introduce the GS1 global unified identification system, establishing a complete quality and safety system for Hetian chicken products, achieving full process quality management from production to sales, and full process quality and safety monitoring from farm to table. This system passed the acceptance of the expert group of the China Commodity Code Center in April 2007, becoming the first poultry county in China to apply the GS1 global unified identification system to the quality and safety traceability system of agricultural products. The undertaking unit was awarded the "Excellent System Member Award" for 20 years of China's item coding work by the National Standardization Management Committee. At the same time, the scientific research achievement of "Research on Hetian Chicken Special Feed" won the third prize of provincial scientific and technological progress by the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences was introduced, and feed enterprises were commissioned to produce Hetian chicken special feed. The management and supervision of animal medicine, feed, and feed additives were strengthened to ensure the quality and safety of Hetian chicken production

Awards and honors of Changting River Field Chicken

In 2000, Changting River Field Chicken series products won the "Gold Award" at the Fujian Agricultural Boutique Exhibition and Sales Fair