Honghu folks have a saying that "Nine geese and eighteen ducks are the best, and eight towers on the green head are the best". Honghu wild ducks represented by "Qingtou" and "Eight Pagodas" are all treasures. Braised wild ducks in Honghu Lake have a history of more than 200 years, and they have been selected as "China menu". As early as the early 1930s, 530,000 mu of Honghu Lake had a good wetland environment and abundant wetland resources, and it was an important habitat, wintering ground and breeding ground for wetland waterfowl. The unique ecological environment of Honghu Lake makes the migrating wild ducks reluctant to leave for a long time, and the rich bait resources make groups of wild ducks gather in Honghu Lake to inhabit, breed and camp, which makes the population of wild ducks increase day by day. The spectacular lake scene of "Wild ducks everywhere, lotus roots connecting the sky" dotted Honghu Lake, giving the wild ducks on the lake an iconic name-Honghu Wild Duck. Honghu wild ducks contain amino acids and vitamins, which have the functions of tonifying deficiency, warming stomach, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation, and have no fishy and dry taste common in ordinary birds. It is a nourishing product with pure temperament and clear taste. The body hair and fine hair of Honghu wild duck can be made into feather fan, which is a famous traditional handicraft in our province. It is also an ideal prop on the stage of drama and a precious gift. Fine wool can be used as a down jacket. Duvets are light, soft, warm and elastic. In 2005, it began to engage in deep processing of Honghu wild duck food, and now it has gradually formed a pattern of one-stop production and sales. Through the platform organized by the association, industrial management was established, and the green ecological industrial chain of Honghu wild ducks was improved. On 20 12, Honghu wild ducks applied for the national agricultural product geographical indication certification.
There are many kinds of wild ducks in Honghu Lake, generally referring to wild waterfowl such as Swallow, Crane, Carambola and Tripterygium, with 39 species belonging to 8 orders and 9 families. Blue-headed ducks and black ducks have adapted to the climatic conditions here and settled down, and they can hunt all year round. Honghu wild ducks can hunt hundreds at a time, with an annual output of more than 250,000 kilograms, accounting for more than half of the wild duck production in Hubei Province, with the highest annual output reaching more than 400,000 kilograms. For wild ducks and geese, Honghu folks have a saying that "nine geese and eighteen ducks are the best, and the green head and eight towers are the best". Honghu wild ducks represented by "Qingtou" and "Eight Pagodas" are all treasures. Braised wild ducks in Honghu Lake have a history of more than 200 years and have been selected as "China menu".
Honghu wild ducks can also be used as medicine. The "Yellow Crane" brand water duck essence made from it has become a well-known precious tonic in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Macao. It contains amino acids and multivitamins, and is a nourishing product for invigorating deficiency, warming stomach and refreshing. Generally, people who are "empty without compensation" regard it as a sacred square. "China Pharmacy Dictionary" records: "Use Cordyceps sinensis, a husband duck, remove abdominal impurities, split the duck head and put the medicine in, still tie it with thread, add soy sauce and wine as usual, and steam it until it is rotten. Its medicinal gas can reach the whole body from the beginning, without exception, each duck can reach one or two people. " Regular drinking can replenish lung and qi, nourish liver and kidney, enhance physical fitness and disease resistance, and has a unique curative effect on deficiency of both qi and blood, early whitening, postpartum weakness, loss of appetite, mental fatigue, forgetfulness and insomnia.
Feather fan can be made of its body hair and fine feathers, which is a famous traditional handicraft in our province. Its wool is soft, colorful, beautiful, exquisite and light, with the characteristics of soft air supply, which is most suitable for the elderly, pregnant women and patients. It is also an ideal prop on the stage of drama and a precious gift. Fine wool can be used as down jacket and duvet, which has the characteristics of "light, soft, warm and elastic"
territorial scope
The geographical scope of Honghu Wild Duck is the administrative region of honghu city, Hubei Province (20 townships, towns, districts and offices). Specifically, it includes: Fengkou Town of Dongjing River in honghu city in the north, Luoshan Town to Yanwo Town on the Yangtze River in the south, Qujiawan Town on the shore of Honghu Lake in the west, Xintan Town at the intersection of Dongjing River and the Yangtze River, with Qujiawan Town, Shakou Town, Luoshan Town, Huangjiakou Town, Chahe Town, Wulin Town, Binhu Office, Xiaogang Office and Xindi Office as the main production areas. The total production area covers the whole administrative area of Honghu Lake, and more than 600,000 ducks are raised annually. Its geographical location is: east longitude 1 13 07' to 1 14 05' and north latitude 29 39' to 3012'.