Santang Squab

Santang Squab

　　Hengnan Santang squab is a specialty from Santang Town, Hengnan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province. The Santang Improved Breed Squab Breeding Association, founded in 1999, covers Santang, Jilong, Chejiang, and Yumushan towns, encompassing 73 administrative villages. The breeding scale has reached 600,000 pairs of breeding squabs, and the product range has developed from live squab to include the “Geilaixiang” series of processed cooked products, which are sold in international markets such as Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

　　The Hengnan Santang Improved Breed Squab Breeding Association was established in late 1999, with 286 members covering over 320 farming households across 73 administrative villages. It operates three improved breed squab breeding bases. The association has expanded from producing only live squab to offering the “Geilaixiang” series of cooked products, achieving an annual output value of over 30 million yuan. It has provided employment for more than 1,000 rural and urban residents, paid 1.6 million yuan in taxes to the state, returned 1.87 million yuan in profits to members, and achieved an average household income of 20,000 yuan. The association’s director was awarded the title of “National Spark Science and Technology Leader” by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The association itself was honored as one of Hengyang City’s “Top Ten Professional Technical Associations.” Its products, the American Laiden King squab and “Geilaixiang,” both received Quality and Silver Awards at the Hunan Provincial Famous, Special, and New Agricultural Products Expo.