We have all heard the legend of "carp jumping dragon gate"
But there is a statue of "Yuyue Dragon Gate" in Sichuan Zizhong
The protagonist in the pattern is replaced by a catfish
What is the story behind the "catfish jumping the dragon gate"?
It's the season when catfish are concentrated
Let's go local and find out
Southern largemouth catfish
People give nicknames "big mouth fish"
It is customary to live on the bottom of the freshwater of lakes and ponds
Only come out at night to forage
Seemingly low-key catfish
But it is a carnivore in the freshwater field
Loach and yellow eel are its plate meals
Catfish has a long history
Ancient fossils of catfish up to two meters have been unearthed locally
People are still "seven holes in the wall"
A statue of the "Catfish Jumping Dragon Gate" was built
Zizhong catfish is large and delicious
Cooked, stir-fried, stewed and roasted
It can be made with cold catfish and catfish sausage
More than 30 delicacies such as catfish are returned to the pot
Once became a legend of the tip of the tongue that swept the Sichuan-Chongqing region
Catfish are difficult to survive and reproduce in their natural environment
Zizhong catfish can "swim" out of Sichuan with excellent quality
This is inseparable from artificial specialized breeding
Artificial farming thrives on the catfish family
In 2018, Zizhong began to build the "Zizhong Catfish" brand
Catfish are scientifically cultured
In modern farms
Technicians artificially inseminate catfish
Formulate the feed according to the age of the fish
The catfish family is thriving
Catfish "live" into high-lying pools
A high-level cell equipped with an oxygen supply device
There is a pond bottom sewage project
Not only can water quality be guaranteed
Fish manure and tail water can also be used to irrigate the blood orange tree
Yield per acre of a high-pitched pond
It can reach more than ten times the size of a traditional fish pond
High-quality catfish should be "slimmed down" and improved
When the quantity reaches a certain density
Catfish are diverted into more spacious pools
Plus regular water changes
The catfish eliminates the earthy smell
In order to obtain better quality
Catfish also have to "slim down" through a motion device.
By improving the quality, catfish lose about 20% of their weight.
Tighter catfish
The unit price is twice as high as that of traditional catfish
Through scientific farming and branding
Zizhong has developed catfish into a large industry
In 2019, it was awarded the title of "China's Catfish Town"
In 2021, the aquaculture area of catfish in Zizhong will reach more than 10,000 mu
The output value exceeds 1 billion yuan
Successfully led more than 20,000 people to increase their income and become rich
It has become one of the pillar industries and leading industries in the local area