Longlin Pig

Longlin Pig

The Longlin Pig is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　The Longlin Pig is one of the eight renowned local pig breeds in Guangxi, originating from Longlin County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with central production areas including De'e, Shechang, and Kechang. Longlin County is located at the northwestern corner of Guangxi, on the edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an altitude ranging from 600 to 1,700 meters. The area features crisscrossing high mountains, steep slopes, and deep valleys, consisting of rocky mountains, earthen mountains, or semi-rocky and semi-earthen mountainous regions, with cultivated land accounting for only 7% of the total area. The production area is abundant in corn, followed by rice, wheat (buckwheat, wheat), sorghum, soybeans, peas, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes. There is a rich supply of feed resources, and local farmers mostly raise pigs on a diet of green and roughage feed supplemented with small amounts of concentrate, feeding them cooked porridge-like meals. They do not feed “leftover dishes,” and many households rely on raising sows as one of their main sources of income.

　　The Longlin Pig is large and long-bodied, with a moderately sized head, a relatively large and slightly concave snout with a deep mouth cleft, and a wrinkled forehead with distinct, deep horizontal lines that give it a lion-head-like appearance. Its neck is slightly thick, the chest is deep and somewhat narrow, the back and waist are straight, the belly is large but does not touch the ground, the hips are slightly sloped, and the limbs are strong and powerful. The tail is longer than the hock joint, and the coat is coarse, with bristles measuring 3–5 cm. There are four coat color types: first is the “Six-White” pig, which has white star-shaped swirls on the forehead, white hair on the four feet and tail tip, with the rest entirely black; second is all-black; third is brown; and fourth is spotted belly, with “Six-White” and “Spotted Belly” being the most common.

　　Meat products

　　Guangxi

　　Longlin Zhuang Autonomous County Animal Husbandry Breeding Improvement Station

　　The geographical indication covers 16 towns and townships under the jurisdiction of Longlin Zhuang Autonomous County, including De'e, Zhuchang, Kechang, Shechang, Xinzhou, Jiting, Yancha, Longhuo, Jinzhongshan, Gebu, Tianqiao, Zhelang, Yazha, Zhebao, Pingban, and Shali. The geographical indication area spans longitude 104°47′ to 105°41′ east and latitude 24°22′ to 24°59′ north.