Huzhou Hu sheep is a specialty of Deqing, Huzhou, Zhejiang.
Hu sheep, formerly known as Hu sheep, originated from Mongolian sheep in the north, with a history of 1000 years. According to historical records, the Southern Song Dynasty moved its capital to Lin 'an, and a large number of residents in the Yellow River valley moved south. At the same time, they brought the "big white sheep" raised in Hebei, Shandong and Henan to the south of the Yangtze River, mainly concentrated in the Taihu Lake basin at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. According to the records of Tan Zhi in Song Dynasty, the original Hu sheep were mainly distributed in Anji, Changxing and other counties in northwest Zhejiang, and then gradually moved from mountainous areas to plains, from grazing to house feeding. After long-term domestication and breeding, Hu sheep breeds gradually formed. Since 2 1 century, the consumption demand of mutton has been increasing, the price has been rising, the large-scale, ecological and standardized breeding has been developing, and the sheep industry in Huzhou has developed rapidly. Huzhou has held many sheep culture festivals and sheep competitions, and the culture of Hu sheep has been promoted. Shilian Town in Nanxun District was awarded the honorary title of "Populus euphratica Cultural Town", and Lushan Town in Changxing County was awarded the "Hometown of Populus euphratica in Zhejiang". On 20 15, Changxing Lushanhu sheep won the title of "Top Ten Charming Agricultural Products" in China, Deqing Xinshihu sheared mutton was selected as "China Famous Food", and Huzhou Shilian Town was awarded the reputation of "the first town of braised mutton" by Zhejiang Catering Association.
Location: Zhejiang
Applicant: Huzhou Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau.
Venue: 20 14
territorial scope
Huzhou Huyang originated from the whole territory of Huzhou City, which governs Xing Wu and Nanxun districts and Deqing, Changxing and Anji counties, and is distributed in 44 townships (towns) and 51/administrative villages. The plot is adjacent to Yuhang District of Hangzhou, Tongxiang City of Jiaxing City, Wujiang City of Jiangsu Province, Ningguo City and Guangde County of Anhui Province, Yixing City of Jiangsu Province and Taihu Lake in the north. It is located between east longitude 1 19 degrees 14 minutes to129 minutes, and north latitude 30 degrees 22 minutes to 3 1 degrees1minutes, with a total area of 5,866 kilometers from east to west and 9,000 kilometers from north to south.