With vast shoals and many harbors, Weiqiang City in Guangdong Province has unique advantages for the development of the shrimp industry. An expert group organized by the China Aquatic Products Distribution and Processing Association conducted a review and unanimously approved Zhanjiang City as the Shrimp Capital of China. Zhanjiang City is located in the subtropical region, surrounded by seas on three sides, with a coastline of 1,566 kilometers and 7.335 million acres of shoals. The shrimp breeding environment is superior, and Zhanjiang has unique advantages in developing the shrimp industry. At present, Zhanjiang can be said to have the most complete shrimp industry chain in China. The city's shrimp breeding area is 448,000 acres, and the city's shrimp production is 147,000 tons.

Zhanjiang is the Shrimp Capital of China. The "Shrimp Capital of China" award ceremony organized by the China Aquatic Products Circulation and Processing Association was held at the Crowne Plaza Zhanjiang Hotel. Zhanjiang won the title of Shrimp Capital of China in one fell swoop. According to reports, the shrimp industry is a unique breeding species in Zhanjiang. After more than 30 years of development, it has formed a complete shrimp industry chain, with an annual total output value of 12 billion won, creating 400,000 jobs for the society, and an employed population of more than 1 million won.

Zhanjiang is a coastal city, facing the sea on three sides, with a coastline of 1,566 kilometers, accounting for 30% of the coastline of Guangdong Province. It has vast shallow beaches and abundant seafood resources. In addition, the marine environment here belongs to the South China Sea with high salinity. The cultured seafood is sweet and delicious, with strong and elastic meat. There are many ways to prepare seafood, but most Zhanjiang people prefer cooking methods that retain the original nutrition and taste of seafood. It doesn’t taste greasy, and it is an unforgettable experience when you bite into it with the seasonings. Foreign guests come to Zhanjiang for the purpose of eating seafood. There is a trend of #我GOZhanjiang to eat seafood#, and in the end they have to put on a full stomach and leave.

After the introduction of South American white shrimp varieties from abroad, the scale of breeding has increased year by year. The core links of the industry such as processing and export have formed an absolute advantage in the country. It has the most complete shrimp industry chain in the country and also occupies an important share in the global shrimp market. There is even a saying that every five shrimps on the American dining table are fenced. Shrimp does not refer to one male and one female shrimp. Zhanjiang people also call it shrimp, which is named after the large shrimps sold in pairs. In the seafood industry, shrimp is Zhanjiang's pillar seafood industry and plays a leading role. Because it not only benefits from the unique marine environment, Zhanjiang also attaches great importance to the development of the shrimp industry and has obtained unique water quality. Policies and technologies support the sustainable development of the shrimp industry, so it is called Zhanjiang shrimp around the world.