Yongchuan Shuihua

Yongchuan Shuihua

Yongchuan Shuihua is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　What is “Yongchuan Shuihua”? In fact, it generally refers to the fish products produced by the Shuangzhu Fishery Association of Yongchuan District, Chongqing, the Shuihua Fish Farming Professional Cooperative of Yongchuan District, Chongqing, and the Shuangzhu Fish Farm. Broadly speaking, it includes the fish products from the Shuangzhu Fish Farm—shuihua fry, fingerlings, and edible fish. Narrowly speaking, it specifically refers to “shuihua”—that is, fish fry. In aquaculture terminology, shuihua refers to fish fry, generally meaning the juvenile fish hatched from parent fish (including small fry that have grown to less than 3.3 cm in size), which are delicate and tiny (as fine as strands of hair), measuring only 0.5–0.9 cm in length, with only fin folds on their bodies and weak mobility. They are difficult to raise and require high technical standards. Why is “shuihua” prefixed with “Yongchuan”? There is actually some background to this. “Shuihua” is the name of the product, while “Yongchuan” is the place name. Tracing back to its origin, this name was actually given by customers from other regions. Due to our farm’s large production volume, long supply cycle, ability to produce and supply various specifications and quantities at any time, along with high quality and low prices, over 100 fish farmers at the farm work together in unity and mutual assistance, earning praise and favor from out-of-town customers. Word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred... In the aquaculture industry, “Yongchuan Shuihua” has become widely known far and near.

　　Development History: Established in 1971, initially with 4 mu of fish ponds built collectively by the production team. In the 1970s, it was called Baile Fish Farm (then part of Baile Brigade, Shuangfeng People's Commune, Yongchuan County, Sichuan Province). In the 1980s, it was also known as Shuangfeng Fish Farm (Shuangfeng Township, Yongchuan County, Sichuan Province). In the 1990s, it was renamed Shuangzhu Fish Farm after the township was upgraded to a town—Shuangzhu Town. Currently, the fish farming area exceeds 800 mu (referring to the core fish farm: the fry and fingerling production base covers over 500 mu, and the adult fish farming area is nearly 350 mu). In October 2004, the Shuangzhu Fishery Association of Yongchuan District, Chongqing was established. In 2007, the Shuihua Fish Farming Professional Cooperative of Yongchuan District, Chongqing was founded (collectively referred to as: Yongchuan Shuihua Fisheries Cooperative), making it the largest fry and fingerling production and supply base in Southwest China. With a long history and convenient transportation, it is located beside the Yong (chuan)–Lu (zhou) Highway, 70 km from Chongqing, 10 km from downtown Yongchuan, and 15 km from the Yongchuan exit of the Chengdu–Chongqing Expressway.