Pingba Gray Goose is a geographical indication certification trademark. Pingba Gray Goose is an agricultural product with geographical indications.

Regional scope

Produced in Pingba County, Guizhou Province, and also distributed in adjacent Qingzhen, Anshun, Changshun and Guiyang Huaxi

Specific quality

Pingba Gray Goose is compact in size. The head is handsome. The neck is long and arched. The eyelids are yellowish. The beak and forehead are black, and there is a gray-white hair ring of varying widths on the top of the forehead. The color of the hair on the nape of the neck is grayish brown. The whole body feathers are gray to varying degrees, the ends of the belly feathers are gray and the middle part is silver gray. The back feathers, tail feathers, primary wing feathers, and secondary wing feathers are gray, with light edges and a border-like shape. The male goose has a long body, a long and wide beak, a thick neck, a broad chest, and thick and long shanks. The female goose is delicate, with a long and deep body and a slightly wider pelvis. Shan and webs orange-red.

Cultural allusions

Pingba gray geese were introduced and raised during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. They were called wild geese at that time and were listed as one of the six domestic animals in the county annals. After more than 500 years of reproduction and evolution, the current breed has been formed. In 1981, the county made a survey report and named it Pingba Gray Goose. Pingba County has a flat terrain, many paddy fields, dams, and many rivers. Pingba Gray Goose has always been the place with the most production in the province.

Regional Scope

The regional protection scope of Pingba Gray Goose is: Baiyun Town, Yangchang Township, Xiayun Town, Anping Office, Gulou Office, Shizi Township, Qibo Township, Leping There are 9 townships (town and sub-district offices) in the town and Tianlong Town. The geographical coordinates are: 106°34′06″ to 106°59′24″ east longitude, 26°15′18″ to 26°37′45″ north latitude. The total area 999 square kilometers. The breeding scale of Pingba gray goose is 45,000 birds, with an output of 225 tons.