Xu Xiake. In April 1637, traveled for many years Xu Xiake walked to Chenzhou, after a few days of investigation around the boat into the Lei upper reaches of the Dongjiang River, over the Flying Mountain Dan cliffs geomorphology group, marveled at the "no inch of land is not beautiful, no mountain is not strange. Into the Yongxing County, due to the long infection of miasma gas, triggered by a serious disease of dampness and cold, played a cold pendulum, had to moor the boat in the Yongxing City, south of Xiangyin Ferry, looking for a bone-setter to take the pulse of the prescription, took the herbal decoction, but did not see any improvement. At this time, Xiangyin ferry a Li villagers see Xu Xiake disease does not go away, they killed a large male chicken raised for more than two years, with ginger, dried chili peppers, local tea oil, etc. Cooked a large bowl of roasted chicken dedicated to the boat, please Xu Xiake slowly enjoy. Xu Xiake tasted, body fever, sweating, shouting delicious, the next day that is healed from the anchor, along the Lei water through the city, Guanyin Yan north to Leiyang, Hengyang. From then on, the fame of this roasted chicken will spread from Yongxing to the whole territory of Chenzhou, and become a representative dish of Chenzhou's wildlife.