The history of Haimen goats

The Haimen goat production area is located in the Yangtze River Delta, within the central production area of ??Haimen City. The terrain is flat, with crisscrossing ditches and rivers, sufficient water sources, and an obvious maritime monsoon climate. Haimen City is a major cotton-producing area in Jiangsu Province, with many grain-cotton rotations and grain-cooking intercropping. The livestock industry is mainly based on pigs and sheep. Farmers in the city have a habit of raising goats. It is one of the main base counties (cities) for the production of goat skin and pen wool in the country.

Historically, Chongming Island, a suburb of Shanghai, originally belonged to Jiangsu Province. According to the "Chongming County Chronicle", Chongming Island was formed in the Wude period of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD). Most of the residents on the island moved from Jurong, Jiangsu Province. Therefore, the white goats may also have entered Chongming Island with local immigrants, and then expanded their breeding and spread throughout the country. Neighboring counties such as Qidong, Haimen, and Tongzhou.