Recently, Dongsheng, the hometown of crisp grass carp has passed the re-evaluation carried out by experts from China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association.
It is learnt that the agricultural development of Dongsheng is characterized by the fish which can bring great wealth. As early as the beginning of 1980s, Dongsheng was renowned for large scale crisp grass fish farms. For a long time, the crisp grass fish industry has been supported so that it could become the pillar industry and make the farmers rich. A “Fish Project” leading group has been set up to give guidance to this industry, so that the farming of crisp grass carp in this town has been directed gradually towards industrialization, standardization, and normalization.