"Yuecaodang" Capon

Last updated 2026-11-10 — "Yuecaodang" Capon is a renowned and high-quality specialty product from Wangdian Town, Jiaxing City. As early as the early years of the Republic of China, it had already gained fame in Shanghai and was deeply loved by local residents. The "Yuecaodang" Capon is produced using the local indigenous "Sanhuang" (Three-Yellow) chicken breed. At around 45 days of age, the chickens are castrated by hand (manual removal of the testicles), after which they are raised outdoors for four months, primarily feeding on insects and grass, supplemented with grains such as millet and wheat. As a result, the "Yuecaodang" Capon boasts bright red plumage, a moderate size, and tender, flavorful meat, making it a pollution-free green food product. In recent years, Wangdian Town has focused on reviving this premium product by using high-quality "Sanhuang" chickens with indigenous chicken lineage to produce superior capons, which are sold to Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wenzhou, and Shanghai, and have been well received by merchants.