If Hengdong local food before 2004 was raised in a boudoir and unknown to people, then Hengdong local food after 2004 was famous for playing the trumpet through the window. In 2004 and 2006, Hengdong County held two local cuisine cultural festivals respectively. Since then, Hengdong local cuisine has become famous and its value has doubled.

The first "Local Cuisine Culture Festival" *** selected 20 Hengdong local dishes that represent the local flavor of Hengdong, 20 famous local cuisine chefs, 10 famous local cuisine restaurants, and 10 local local dishes. A master of local cuisine and a "King of Local Cuisine", Hengdong County was awarded the title of the only "Famous Local Cuisine County" in the province by the Provincial Culinary Association. In 2006, Hengdong successfully held the second local cuisine culture festival in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the founding of the county. 10 local cuisine masters, 10 local cuisine famous teachers, 13 three-star local food restaurants, and 7 second-class local food restaurants were selected. Star-rated local food stores and 23 local food specialty stores compiled 80 famous local dishes into recipes. In December, Hengdong applied for the collective trademark of "Hengdong Local Food" to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Due to the holding of the two local food cultural festivals, the business of restaurants such as Xintang Vermouth, Dongchu, Jingran, Fuxiangyuan, Zuihao, and Huzi has greatly increased their customer base. Every day, customers come from the expressway. There were hundreds of vehicles passing by or coming here specifically to eat. "Shiwan crispy tripe", "Yangqiao bran meat", "bandit pork liver", "Yangziping radish skin", "Xialiu salted duck eggs", "Shitan real pond fish" and a number of Hengdong unique dishes, The special dishes and special local products have left a deep impression on the customers. The local dishes from the small countryside have also begun to appear frequently in various elegant halls, and the invitations for Hengdong local dishes to participate in exchanges, communication, and discussions are really overwhelming. Hengdong's local dishes go to Changsha, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Suzhou, which have attracted great attention from people in the industry.

The booming catering industry has also driven the rapid economic development of Hengdong. Aiming at the market, vigorously publicizing and promoting Hengdong local cuisine, the two local food culture festivals held, cultural stages, local food singing, businessmen from all over the world, and diners from all over the world gathered in Hengdong, and the reputation of Hengdong local food spread further and further. Today, Hengdong local cuisine has formed a one-stop industry with catering industry as the leader, breeding and planting as the four legs, and processing and transportation services as the two wings. According to incomplete statistics, Hengdong local cuisine restaurants received more than 3 million out-of-town guests in 2008.

Hengdong local cuisine adheres to a scientific brand strategy and promotes the comprehensive and coordinated development of local cuisine and related industries. On the basis of forming its own style and having a certain scale, we will make it bigger, stronger and a famous local cuisine brand. Hengdong local cuisine restaurants are spread throughout the county and relatively concentrated, each with its own characteristics. Chengguan and Xintang local food restaurant streets are of higher quality and rich in recipes. The live fish from Dayuandu in Xialiu, the crispy tripe from Shiwan, the wild vegetables from Yangqiao, and the local chicken from Tazhuang are all very local characteristics. In addition to local restaurants, Hengdong people have opened more than 50 chain stores and branches of Hengdong local cuisine specialty stores in Hengyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhengzhou, Beijing and other places. You can also eat it in other places. To the authentic Hengdong local cuisine. According to statistics, the county's catering industry directly generates more than 10 million yuan in tax revenue. At the same time, the construction of Hengdong's local vegetable industry chain and the construction of agricultural product bases have begun to take shape. Yanglin's pheasant base, nursery's wild boar base, Sanzhang's yellow pepper base, and Shiwan's wild vegetable base also have a certain scale. Since 2004, a number of agricultural product processing enterprises have emerged in Hengdong. The county has 49 agricultural product processing enterprises above designated size, including 13 leading enterprises at the provincial and municipal levels. The "Golden Brand" salted duck eggs produced by Hengjin Company are also sold in Great Hall of the People.

In 2007, the national catering industry’s retail sales increased by 16.4% year-on-year, our city’s year-on-year growth was 18.7%, and our county’s year-on-year growth was 32.8%. According to incomplete statistics, there are 2,247 local cuisine hotels in the county, employing 25,000 people, and the total sales of the catering industry in 2006 were 310 million yuan. There are 39 local vegetable processing enterprises above designated size, with an annual output value of 220 million yuan, 7 characteristic agricultural bases, 80,000 employees in the local vegetable industry chain, and an annual output value of 1.5 billion yuan. Farmers have benefited from it. Got benefits. The local vegetable industry has become a major feature and highlight of the county's private economy. In order to make the local vegetable industry bigger and stronger, in 2009, the Hengdong County Government invited experts from Hunan University to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of the Hengdong Local Vegetable City and listened carefully to their opinions.

The county will also start to establish industry standards, strengthen base construction, do a good job in industry training, and explore local food culture, so as to build a well-known brand of Hengdong local food, promote agricultural structural adjustment, improve the quality of employees, and enhance Hengdong local food culture. Taste makes Hengdong local cuisine smell more fragrant, taste more beautiful, and eat more happily.

Absorb the essence of Shouyue Mountain in Nanshan and feed the aura of the holy water of Taihe River. Climb Nanyue, taste the local dishes of Hengdong, listen to the mellow Zen music, smell the tangy local dishes, enjoy the pleasure of seeing the beautiful scenery, and enjoy the hearty meal. You can't help but shout: "Happy, happy!"