Liangzhou Lamb

Liangzhou Lamb

Liangzhou Lamb is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Liangzhou Lamb is an agricultural product geographical indication.

　　Liangzhou lamb is tender in texture, rich but not greasy, lean yet not gamey, making it a widely loved delicacy and a renowned dish of the frontier. The consumption of lamb has a long history in China’s northwest region. Historical records indicate that as early as the Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou was famed nationwide for its livestock, and the lamb from the Hexi Corridor was even offered as tribute. Among the common people, lamb enjoys an even higher reputation, with a wide variety of cooking methods. It can be steamed, stewed, boiled, served as hand-grabbed meat, or made into kebabs, though braised dishes are especially common. Its distinctive features include a slightly red hue and tender, smooth, and soft meat. There’s even a saying: “Better to eat a single serving of braised Liangzhou lamb than attend nine formal banquets.” Steamed Liangzhou lamb is made using the breast and upper rib sections, carefully seasoned and then steamed. When served, it is paired with garlic sauce, vinegar, salt, and other condiments, and its flavor is said to rival that of chicken or duck.

　　Liangzhou Lamb

　　Livestock (meat products)

　　Geographical Scope

　　The protected production area of Liangzhou lamb includes 38 townships such as Jinshan, Kanning, Xiying, Yongfeng, Songshu, Baishu, Jinta, Xinhua, Gucheng, Xiehe, Huangyang, and Zhangyi, covering 449 administrative villages. The geographical coordinates of this protected area are between 101°59′35″ to 103°23′40″ east longitude and 37°23′15″ to 38°12′54″ north latitude, at an altitude ranging from 1,440 to 3,263 meters. It borders Gulang County of Wuwei City to the east, Yongchang County of Jinchang City to the west, Tianzhu County of Wuwei City to the south, and Minqin County of Wuwei City to the north. The area stretches 122 kilometers from east to west and 90 kilometers from north to south. The breeding scale reaches 1 million sheep, with an annual output of 11,000 tons of lamb.