Qingyuan Chicken has thousands of years of breeding history, and is a valuable agricultural local breed resource in Qingyuan. "Qingyuan chicken" commonly known as the Qingyuan hemp chicken, is included in the "Chinese poultry breeds," one of the 27 high-quality varieties, due to the hen back feather surface dotted with countless sesame-like spots and so named. 2010 June, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the "Qingyuan chicken" to obtain the protection of geographical indications products. Product Protection. Qingyuan chicken is famous for its tender and smooth meat due to the region and rearing method (completely free-range in bamboo forests to drink dew and eat small insects), and it is famous for its golden skin color, tender and smooth meat, smooth skin, soft bone, bright red meat, and unique flavor, which is very popular among the diners. Created in 1964, one of the famous dishes in Guangzhou, "Guangzhou first chicken" said the Qingping chicken, the raw material used is Qingyuan chicken.