Local specialties in Changtu County

Changtu county is rich in natural resources and products. Changtu live goose "Jintayan" has the characteristics of disease resistance, cold resistance and high egg production rate. It is the best variety of geese and is known as the "king in water and the crown in eggs". Rapid growth and development, high egg production rate. The average annual egg production is 100- 150. There are 6 million geese in the county, with an annual output of 4.5 million, which has been named "the hometown of geese in China" by the state. "Moxiang" Changtu black pig has the characteristics of high reproduction rate, strong adaptability, preference for coarse grains and strong disease resistance. The lean meat rate of its binary hybrid pig is 52.2%, and the lean meat rate of its ternary hybrid pig carcass is 54.4%. Pork is of good quality and is famous all over the country. Liangzhongqiao dried bean curd is well-known and has a history of one hundred years. It has the characteristics of pure bean quality, pleasant fragrance, bright color, paper-thin and strong toughness. It was recognized as one of the "Top Ten Native Products in Liaoning" by Liaoning Province and exported to Korea, Hong Kong and other countries and regions. Changtu white mushroom is a natural wild plant with high nutritional value and delicious taste, and is known as the "king of mushrooms". "Mountain Wild Goose King" wine, with mellow taste, was rated as one of the "Top Ten Famous Wines in Liaoning" by Liaoning Province.

Changtu live goose

Changtu Live Goose is a famous gosling of China White Goose, which has the characteristics of laying more eggs, fast growth, good meat quality and rough feeding tolerance. Among them, the egg production ranks first among the geese in the world and is known as the "sail among geese". 1984 was rated as "Ace Goose Breed" and "National Treasure" at the National Goose Breed Identification Meeting; 1998 won the Egyptian "pyramid" medal, which has a high reputation and influence at home and abroad.

Changtu live goose is native to Laiyang, Shandong Province. Because a large number of Shandong immigrants moved to the northeast in history, the immigrants from Laiyang brought an open-eyed goose to Changtu County, the northernmost part of Liaoning Province on the east bank of Liaohe River. Due to people's long-term feeding

Breeding, naturally mixing the blood of local geese, combined with years of group selection and breeding, special geographical and environmental factors, and typical cold and dry continental climate exercise, created this excellent egg goose breed. 1979 was officially named "Changtu Live Goose" after being appraised by experts in Liaoning Province, and included in "Liaoning Livestock and Poultry Breeds"; 1982 passed the national appraisal and was incorporated into the national poultry variety catalogue; 1995, Changtu county was named as "the hometown of geese in China" at the first batch of national congress of hometown of 100 kinds of specialties.

Changtu fire goose is small in size, about 30 cm long and oval in shape.

Feathers as white as snow, elegant posture. The head is small, the sarcoma on the top of the head is obviously orange, and the male goose is bigger than the female goose. The eyes are medium-sized, triangular, inflexible, blue-gray and iridescent, and there are natural gaps in the back and upper parts of eyelids, hence the name Huo Goose. Beak flat, 7 cm long, 2.8 cm wide, orange. The neck is slender and arched forward, with a length of 27 cm and a neck circumference of 10 cm. The chest depth is about 10 cm, the chest width is about 1 1 cm, the keel length is about 17 cm, and the back is wide and straight, tall and strong. The width and length of pelvis are about 1 1 cm respectively. Legs are strong, webbed feet are orange, and feet are about 8 cm long. The male goose is slightly larger, aggressive and loud, weighing 4-5 kg; Goose is a little smaller, weighing 3.5-4 kilograms, with a gentle temperament, low and crisp voice and a small number of inconspicuous wrinkles in the abdomen, commonly known as "egg bag".