The Beibu Gulf region belongs to the subtropical zone. The annual average temperature is 22°C, which is suitable for the growth of poultry. The Beibu Gulf is the evolutionary center of the Chinese jungle fowl. The Chinese jungle fowl originated here and is also called the Beibu Gulf jungle fowl. .

In Lingshan County, Guangxi, human skeleton fossils dating back more than 10,000 years ago were unearthed, as well as bone fish hooks and bone needles made from bird bones. In the early days, Lingshan was the origin of wild jungle fowl. Wild jungle fowls are found in the mountains and hills of Lingshan Township. The most famous and special thing in Lingshan now is Lingshan Fragrant Chicken.

During the Qianlong and Jiaqing years, "Lingshan Chronicles" recorded: "Chickens... know the time of animals" and "animals are horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs, hogs, geese and ducks", which shows that the poultry industry at that time had already thriving.

Lingshan fragrant chicken is called "local chicken" by the locals. Since the 1960s, Lingshan people have had the custom of raising chickens. Lingshan fragrant chickens are raised in the areas of Shrike, Luwu and Yandun. , all the good fragrant chickens are sold to Nanning, Liuzhou, Hainan and other places.

Farmers generally raise fragrant chickens in the mountains. These chickens are naturally wild and usually fly around in trees. They are unwilling to enter the pens and easily startle the flock. Rural people raise them like herds. Then, take more rice, rice bran, corn, cassava, fruits, etc., usually rice bran, and mix them with leftover rice to feed them.

Lingshan Fragrant Chicken grows slowly and does not breed very high. It has a short and compact body, mainly brown-red feathers, a thin head and thin legs, and the whole chicken has a thin head and short legs.

The eggs laid by fragrant chicken are not big, but they are also yellow, fragrant and pink.

After the fragrant chicken is slaughtered, its muscles are white, shiny and smooth with no peculiar smell. After cooking, the meat has a strong flavor, the skin is thin and shiny, the bones are fine and fragrant, and it has the pure aroma of the original broiler chicken.

Lingshan people like to make fragrant chicken into white-cut chicken or steamed chicken. To eat chicken in Lingshan is to eat white-cut chicken. After eating the chicken, it is very comfortable to have two bites of lychee vinegar, with moderate sweetness and sourness, and a hint of honey. natural taste.

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