Changting River is a geographical indication protection product. Changting River is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Changting River is named after it is mainly produced in Hetian Town, Changting County, Longyan City, Fujian Province. It is a traditional fine poultry breed in Fujian Province and one of the eight local broiler breeds in China listed in China Poultry Breeds. Hejiang contains a lot of protein, which is suitable in fat, tender in meat, thin in skin and sweet in soup. The mouth, feet and skin are yellow, the feathers on the neck, wings and tail are black, and the feathers in other places are golden yellow and shiny; It has high nutritional value and contains eleven amino acids necessary for protein and human body. In 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the protection of geographical indication products in Changting River.

Changting River is one of the five famous chickens in China. "China Recipe" contains: "Hejiang originated in Hetian Town, Changting County, Fujian Province." According to legend, Emperor Tang Ming liked to fight cocks in Tomb-Sweeping Day and set up chicken farms in two palaces. Li Baiyou said, "He Hui and Guan are fighting cocks. Smell the rainbow, and pedestrians will rest. Cen Can's Fairy Tale of the God Chicken says: "You don't need to know words when you are born, and fighting cocks will win your study. The children in Jia Jia are all thirteen years old, and their wealth is not as good as their generation. " According to folklore, Hejiang was sent to Chang 'an during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and listed as one of the cockfighting. At one time, cockfighting was also very popular in the Ming Dynasty. Hehe sent Kyoto, once known as a cockfighting hero, and always won.

Hotan Town, located in the hinterland of western Fujian, is a basin in Wuyishan Mountains. Zhuxi River flows into Tingjiang River here, where there are a large area of hilly slopes, hot springs and rich rare earth deposits. This area belongs to subtropical agro-climatic zone, with abundant rainfall and abundant rice, sweet potato, rape and beans. For a long time, farmers have accumulated rich experience in raising chickens. In the past, the traffic was inconvenient, the environment was relatively closed, and exotic chicken breeds were rarely introduced, so that this chicken breed was gradually formed and consolidated after purification and improvement.

Hehe fully conforms to the characteristics of high-quality yellow-feather broilers, and their body types can be divided into different types. The whole body feathers and gaskin are yellow, the feathers are mainly light yellow, the tail feathers and sickle feathers are shiny black, the sickle feathers are very short, the main wing feathers are black with Phnom Penh, the basic color of the beak is brown, and the tip of the beak is light yellow. Handsome head, short and thick neck, full abdomen, moderate tibia length and slightly square figure. River river's crown is very special. A single crown stands upright and then splits. This kind of bifurcated crown has been formed since the chick hatched, and it is genetically stable, which is not found in other chicken breeds.

Hehe is in a completely pollution-free natural environment, feeding on rice, rice bran, melons, vegetables and potatoes, and grazing for 150 ~ 180 days before it goes on the market, which completely meets the standard of "delicious" high-quality broilers. Chicken carcass is plump, the meat is tender, the skin is thin and thin, the meat color is white, and the taste is fragrant and tender, which is really a treasure in poultry. The local farm has the habit of keeping capons. 90-day-old cocks were castrated by artificial removal of 1, and then herded for about three months before they went on the market. Its meat quality is more fragrant and delicious, which greatly improves the reputation of Hejiang.

Hehe chicken is a green pollution-free food, which contains 1 1 amino acids and various trace elements, and the taurine content is 37.8 times that of ordinary chicken.

Hehe adult cock weighs 1.73kg, and hen weighs 1.2 1kg. 120-day-old semi-clean cock slaughter rate is 85.6%, and hen slaughter rate is 87.1%; The slaughter rate of complete clean room is 68.6% for roosters and 70.5% for hens. Hens 180 days old lay eggs, with an annual egg production of about 100, and an egg weight of 43g. The eggshells are mainly light brown with a small amount of grayish white. The mating ratio of male and female is1:10 ~15; The fertilization rate of eggs is 90%, and the hatching rate of eggs is 67.75%.

In 2000, "Hotan Brand" Hejiang series products won the "Gold Award of Fujian Agricultural Fair" and 200 1 1 won the gold award of Fujian Agricultural Fair of Famous New Products. 200 11"hetian brand" chilled river seafood was rated as a brand-name product of 2001China International Agricultural Expo. In 2006, it was listed in the national animal genetic resources protection list by the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indications Products, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine organized a review of the application for the protection of geographical indications products in Changting River. After passing the examination, the protection of geographical indication products in Changting River was approved from July 12, 2006.

The scope of protection of geographical indication products in Changting River section is subject to the scope proposed by the People's Government of Longyan City, Fujian Province in the Letter on Delimitating the Protection Scope of Geographical Indications Products in Changting River Section (Han [2005] No.37), which is the administrative area under the jurisdiction of Changting County, Fujian Province.