Local specialty
Jiuyuan black fowl because production in Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province, the old college town is named, introduced in Yichang, Hubei Province, is a meat and eggs dual-purpose breed, plumage with a black green luster, Wupiwu meat and white two; shell light brown, a few blue. Chinese Academy of Sciences named: "world of rare, unique to China, Wanyuan unique", known as the life source of green food reputation. Listed in 1982 as a good variety of Sichuan province; in 1983 as a national excellent variety. Selenium content and amino acid content of black chicken and egg old school are much higher than the local chicken and chicken breeding. Jiuyuan black fowl through the organic product quality certification, and won the Ministry of agriculture, agricultural product geographical mark protection certification, "Wanyuan old school black chicken (eggs) origin that trademark by Trademark Bureau of State Administration for Industry and Commerce approved and registered.