On November 26, the Lion's Head Goose Industry Development Association of Chenghai District of Shantou City issued the "Notice on the Selection of the "Lion Head Goose King" in Chenghai District", which clarified that the 2021 "Largest Lion Head Goose King" selection activity will be held on December 12, and the breeding farms (households) of various towns (streets) in the district will collect participating geese.
The "Notice" mentioned that the event will use on-site weighing to determine the ranking and reward the top three. Entrants must complete their registration by 6 December. The top three winners of the "Lion's Head Goose King" will receive a reward of 2,000-5,000 yuan.
It is understood that at the 2020 Shantou Chenghai Lion Head Goose International Network Festival, the selection of the "Largest Lion Head Goose King" was used as the highlight of the activity, attracting dozens of farmers to participate and many citizens to watch. The "Lion-headed Goose King" rated that year broke the record of the heaviest lion-headed goose registered in the "Chenghai Agricultural Chronicle" with a weight of 34.4 kilograms.
The 2020 "Lion's Head Goose King" selection site.
The "Lion-headed Goose King" weighs 34.4 kilograms.
At present, "Chenghai Lion Head Goose" has been listed by the state as a poultry genetic resources protection list, is a national livestock and poultry genetic resources protection variety, at present, Chenghai District has formed a breeding goose breeding, egg incubation, goose seedling sales, meat goose feeding, chilled distribution, halogen processing, down processing and other complete fine industrial chain, in the country and even Southeast Asia and other places have a high reputation and reputation.
In recent years, Chenghai District has adhered to government support, association leadership, and enterprise collaboration, and made every effort to promote the comprehensive development of the lion's head goose industry. In 2020, Chenghai District declared the creation of the Lion Head Goose Provincial Modern Agricultural Park, with an investment of 230 million yuan, which is expected to be completed before the end of this year, and will cover 5 town streets in the district after completion, gathering more than ten leading enterprises and more than 1,000 farmers to participate in the development, the annual output of lion head geese will exceed 10 million, and the industrial scale will exceed 5 billion yuan.
[Reporter] Gao Yongbin
【Source】 Southern Rural Daily