Nanyuan Flower Carp

Nanyuan Flower Carp

　　Nanyuan Flower Carp

　　Nanyuan Village Committee is located 7.5 kilometers northwest of Xing’an County. The village consists of eight natural villages, twelve economic cooperatives, with a total of 630 households and a population of 2,480, and has 2,159 acres of paddy fields. For generations, the villagers have had the tradition of raising flower carp in rice paddies. This practice has a history of several hundred years and, as early as during the prosperous era of Emperor Qianlong, it was already an imperial tribute. Every household in the village has fry ponds and breeding pools, typically adopting a self-breeding and self-raising approach to ensure product quality. The flower carp in this village are mainly raised locally through stocking native black carp breeds in paddy fields, feeding exclusively on rice flowers, duckweed, and other natural sources, without any supplemental feed—making them a pollution-free product. As a result, the flower carp boasts delicate flesh, soft bones, no fishy taste, and high protein content. Trying it can help nourish the stomach, promote saliva production, and build up the body. Adult flower carp are entirely dark purple in color, with a smooth and delicate texture. When cooked, they are sweet and delicious in taste, making them a highly nutritious delicacy that is low in fat and calories, and highly favored by consumers. To develop the cultivation and processing of flower carp on a large scale and industrialized basis, Nanyuan Village Committee established the Nanyuan Flower Carp Association in August 2003, continuously building its own brand. The carp is made available in gift, fast-food, and wine-pairing formats for market distribution, earning widespread praise and recognition from consumers. The products are sold to cities such as Nanning, Liuzhou, and Beijing, and demand exceeds supply. The flower carp farming and processing industry in Nanyuan truly holds broad market prospects. We warmly welcome people from all walks of life to visit our village to taste and purchase flower carp.