Rizhao Lanshan Shrimp Skin

Rizhao Lanshan Shrimp Skin

　　Rizhao Lanshan Shrimp Skin

　　　Shrimp skin, scientifically known as Acetes, is found along the coast of Rizhao, with higher concentrations around Lanshan and Hushan. It earned the name “Lanshan shrimp skin” because Lanshan Head has historically been a hub for both land and sea transport as well as a commercial port, where seafood was often shipped out from this area.

　　The Rizhao coastline experiences two peak seasons for shrimp skin each year. The first occurs between May and June, when the shrimp skin is relatively large in size, about 2 centimeters, and is referred to by fishermen as “er cheng gou.” The second peak is around September, when the shrimp skin is smaller, typically about 1 centimeter in length, and is called “hong rong” by locals. The primary method for catching Acetes is using hand-pushed nets, commonly known as “pushing shrimp skin.” Skilled fishermen can even use wooden stilts to push nets in deeper waters.

　　The practice of pushing shrimp skin has a history of several hundred years in Rizhao, with Andongwei and Panjiacun being among the earliest areas to adopt it.