Zhongshan has a long history of developing crispy grass carp breeding. As early as 1973, Zhongshan people used cement tanks and circulating water feeding methods in the Yangtze River Reservoir to successfully cultivate a kind of grass carp with firm and crisp meat, resistance to cooking, and fragrant and delicious meat, later called crispy meat grass carp.

In the early 1980s, Dongsheng Town took the lead in using ponds to trial-raise crispy carp in Zhongshan. After more than 20 years of exploration, practice and accumulation, it has mastered a mature breeding technology, and the yield per mu has increased from 750 kilograms in the past. to 1710 kg.

In March 2006, the "Dongsheng Town Crispy Pork Grass Carp High Yield and Efficiency Enhancement Technology Demonstration" project was appraised by the Guangdong Provincial authoritative agency and the project overall reached the leading level of its kind in China.

In 2007, the successful holding of Zhongshan City's first crispy pork and grass food festival not only made Dongsheng Town, known as the "hometown of crispy pork and grass", famous at home and abroad, but also made Dongsheng Town's "Dongyu Brand" famous. "Crispy Pork Basil has become a hot spot pursued by many gourmets. At the same time, it has greatly promoted the vigorous development of the crispy meat grass carp breeding industry in Dongsheng Town. Sold to more than 20 cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao and some countries in South America. In Dongsheng Town, the crispy meat grass breeding industry alone can increase farmers' income by more than 200 million yuan a year. The crispy meat grass has truly become a key product in the development of modern agriculture in Dongsheng Town and one of the pillar industries to enrich the people.

In 2009, the crispy grass carp breeding area in Dongsheng Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province reached 10,240 acres, accounting for more than 60% of the total in China and 70% in Guangdong Province, making it the largest professional town in China.