201165438+February 2 1, the 8th mutton food culture festival in Jianyang, China opened. During this period, the organizing committee will hold a sheep herding competition, a mutton gourmet skill competition, a healthy and beautiful food tasting and other activities. It is reported that Jianyang mutton soup has lost nearly 800,000 sheep. It is estimated that the demand for sheep will reach 900,000 this year, and will increase at a rate of about 15% every year in the future. In the next step, Jianyang will further improve the service level and quality of mutton soup shops, declare the intangible cultural heritage of "Jianyang mutton soup cooking skills" to the state and province, and apply for the certification trademark of "Jianyang mutton soup" to the State Trademark Office.