Tongxiang Hu mutton

Tongxiang Hu sheep is a specialty of Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. Tongxiang Hu sheep has a long history of breeding, and its ancestors are Mongolian sheep in the north. According to records, it began in the Song Dynasty, and "Jia Tai Wu Xingzhi" recorded that in the Song Dynasty, "Wu Yang was abundant in Jiashi area". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, sheep breeding in Tongxiang Lake became an important sideline for farmers. According to the Agricultural Book in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, "Hu sheep are the main domestic animals" in Chongde and Tongxiang counties. Tongxiang Huyang industry has developed gradually, which is closely related to planting mulberry and raising silkworms in Tongxiang. Huyang loves to chew grass and mulberry leaves in spring and autumn, and likes to eat dead mulberry leaves in winter, which is almost the same as that of silkworm babies, so the lamb wool produced has the same luster as silk, soft and elastic. The unique "Sangshan Yehai" has made the Huyang industry in Tongxiang develop rapidly. According to the survey statistics, the amount of Hu sheep raised in Tongxiang has always accounted for more than one-third of the country's total, ranking first in the county-level cities in China. Last year, the number of sheep in Tongxiang Lake reached 223,800, and the number of sheep released reached 300,000. Tongxiang Huyang Tongxiang Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau 13449613 Huyang (live) Tongxiang Huyang is a geographical indication certification trademark.
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