Shalan Chicken

Shalan Chicken

　　Shalan Chicken, also known as Triangle Chicken or Shiqi Chicken, is primarily produced in Sanjiao Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. It is one of the high-quality local chicken breeds in Guangdong and is renowned for its sliced boiled chicken, which features thin skin, tender meat, low fat content, and an attractive color. As early as the 1920s, it was exported to Hong Kong and Macau.

　　Guangdong and the Hong Kong-Macau region have a strong preference for premium meat chickens characterized by the “three yellows” (yellow feathers, yellow skin, and yellow claws). During the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), when Xiangshan was known as a Model County, Shalan Chicken was already being sold to Hong Kong and Macau. Because Shalan Chicken was transshipped through Shiqi to reach Guangzhou and other destinations in Hong Kong and Macau, it is also called Shiqi Chicken. In 1986, Shalan Chicken was included in the *Guangdong Provincial Livestock and Poultry Breed Register*, becoming one of the province’s high-quality local chicken breeds.