Dongfang Prawns of Hangu

Dongfang Prawns of Hangu

　　Located in Hangu District, one of the three coastal districts of Tianjin, Hangu spans both sea and river, boasting abundant land resources such as tidal flats, wastelands, and depressions. Since ancient times, it has thrived on fishing and salt production.

Hangu has achieved large-scale artificial prawn farming. Although prawn farming production in recent years has yet to recover from nationwide disease outbreaks, Hangu District maintains a steady and sustainable growth trend in prawn cultivation, ranking first in both yield per unit area and profit per mu across the city and even the nation.

In 1997, Hangu District was listed by the national government as one of twelve national demonstration zones for prawn disease control. The demonstration area covered 300 mu, with a total prawn output of 124,500 kilograms, averaging 415 kilograms per mu and a net profit of 35,000 yuan per mu. Evaluated by renowned national experts and scholars, it ranked first among the twelve national demonstration zones (the national average yield was 75 kilograms per mu, with an average profit of 5,200 yuan per mu).

In 1998, the demonstration area expanded to 500 mu, producing 275,000 kilograms of prawns, with a yield of 550 kilograms per mu and a profit of 32,000 yuan per mu. The radiation area covered 5,000 mu, with an estimated output of 1.25 million kilograms, a yield of 250 kilograms per mu, and a profit of 12,500 yuan per mu. The entire district's expected prawn output was 1.6 million kilograms, with an average yield of 110 kilograms per mu and a profit of 8,500 yuan per mu.

The artificially farmed prawns in Hangu District are large in size, with 20–25 prawns per 500 grams in finished product form. They have excellent texture and delicious flavor, thanks to the unique natural resource conditions and long-term refined farming techniques. This product has won the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from Tianjin Municipality.