Xiuzhou Dried Black Carp

Xiuzhou Dried Black Carp

　　Xiuzhou Dried Black Carp is a specialty of Xiuzhou District, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. As a major aquatic farming area in Jiaxing, Xiuzhou has over 300 years of history in black carp cultivation. Dried black carp products, represented by the “Wangjiangjing” brand, enjoy widespread fame across the Yangtze River Delta region.

　　Xiuzhou District has over 100,000 mu of aquaculture area, with an annual fishery output of 25,000 tons. Since 1998, a series of facilities have been successively established, including a national-level breeding farm for the four major Chinese carps of the Yangtze River, a provincial-level high-quality black carp breeding farm, a national-level standardized demonstration zone for black carp, aquatic product processing enterprises, and the North Zhejiang Aquatic Product Trading Market. This has formed an integrated industrial chain from original breeding stock to improved breeds, standardized production, and processing & sales. In 2006, black carp and its processed products were certified under the National Geographical Indication Registration; in 2007, Xiuzhou District was designated as a National Standardized Demonstration County (District) for Black Carp; and in 2008, the Meijiadang High-Standard Black Carp Farm covering one thousand mu was successfully upgraded. The black carp processing industry in Xiuzhou, mainly centered around Wangjiangjing Town, has gradually moved toward large-scale, standardized, and branded development. The district is home to nearly 20 black carp processing enterprises. In 2008, the total processing volume reached 150,000 fish, accounting for 15% of the district’s total black carp production.

　　After processing and curing, Xiuzhou Dried Black Carp is air-dried under natural conditions. “The more it is blown by the wind, the richer the flavor; the longer it is kept, the tastier it becomes.” It suits the taste preferences of people from northern China and is well adapted to the northern climate. There are seven main “Wangjiangjing” brands of Xiuzhou Dried Black Carp, including Jiahe Chiqing, Meijiadang, Qinmiyuan, and Tianran Dang.