There are many varieties of carp that have emerged through artificial cultivation, such as group carp, grass carp, lotus color carp, mirror carp, fire carp, hibiscus carp, and ruffled carp.
Koi, the art of swimming. Koi fit, colorful, body length up to 1 ~ 1.5 meters, can live 60 ~ 70 years, is a high-grade ornamental carp, originating from Central Asia, and then imported into Japan, after careful cultivation of the Japanese after the development of the koi is also known as Japan's national fish, known as the "living gem in the water" and the "king of ornamental fish". "In 1938, Japanese koi was introduced to China, which was also the first time that Japanese people spread koi out of the country, and in China, the ancient court technicians screened out Chinese koi varieties in accordance with the method of cultivating goldfish, which conformed to the public's aesthetics.
The King of Fish - Maikai Carp. Mackerel is an edible variety of carp with a thin head, small mouth, round belly and fat body, and a very tasty flavor. The difference between Mackerel and other carp is that there are three shiny golden lines on both sides of the fish from the gills all the way to the tail. Maixi carp grows in Maixi and Maitang two ponds and named, because Maixi carp for the growth of the environment is very picky, common carp species must grow in the Guangdong Province, Gaoyao City, Dawan Town, Guxi Village, Maixi pond to grow into Maixi carp, or else it is the common carp, if the Maixi carp to other ponds, the growth of Maixi carp into the common carp fish will also be transformed into carp.
In traditional Chinese culture, carp is considered to be a kind of good luck, because the word "carp" and "profit" is a homonym, so it is a good omen to get profit year after year. Since ancient times in China, there is also "carp jump dragon door", legend has it that the Yellow River carp jumped over the narrowest part of the Grand Canyon of Jin-Shaan Dragon Gate, will become a dragon, and is now used as a metaphor to describe the people who soar, the official luck, can be a big fortune, so the carp has a very deep meaning in the traditional culture of China.