Linwu duck is one of representatives of Linwu county which was enrolled into the final 20 nominees of cultural symbols of Chenzhou city. As you can see from the website, the voting rate of Linwu duck was kept in top place, which can well indicate its popularity among Chenzhou people. Besides its good taste, Linwu county is also with long history. Now you can follow with reporters to learn more cultural stories of Linwu duck.

Liu Lihong who is a resident of Linwu county downtown said to the reporters: as I considered, Linwu duck is the most representative cultural symbol of Linwu county, because it is a regional characteristic of the county and it is a basic need of local families for big event as Spring Festival.

Zeng Linxiao who is a resident of Linwu county downtown said: “once my classmates or colleagues learned that I’m from Linwu, all of them would highly appraise the good taste of Linwu duck and ask me to buy some for them when I came back home.”

On the random interview with local people, Linwu duck was considered as one of the most characteristic cultural symbols of the county. Linwu duck which is one of the eight famous ducks of China is a unique species cultivated by Linwu county’s unique climate and geological condition. It is a free range species which was fed by source of the Pearl River and Wushui River thousand years ago. It was used to be a royal tribute. The legend of Linwu duck was also handed down by the duckers for generations.

Zhou Jishan who is one of the livestock farmers of Linwu county said: “Emperor Shun saw some ducks near Shunfengzhai when he went by Linwu county on his south patrol. He nodded the ducks by his crutch, which left a circle on the neck of the ducks. ”

This beautiful legend was a beginning of the long history of Linwu duck. All local people are proud of it.

Now, along with the improvement of modern processing enterprises of Linwu duck, its economic effects become even better. In the meantime, it becomes a unique cultural symbol of the county.