Shaya red deer is a specialty of Shaya County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. Shaya County enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of red and deer in Tarim, China".

Shaya County is the main origin of Tarim red deer. The Tarim red deer in Shaya are mainly distributed on both sides of the Tarim River on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert. Tarim red deer have unique adaptations to the desert area of ??the Tarim Basin. Due to their unique nature and tolerance to drought, heat and strong winds, long-term natural selection has enabled the Tarim red deer to adapt to the water quality of the Tarim River Basin with high salt content and high mineralization. It is good at running, resistant to trekking and has a wide range of food habits. As far back as 2000 years ago, ancient my country has used deer tail as a precious nourishing and strengthening agent, and Tarim horse deer tail is the best among deer tails. In addition, Shaya Tarim horse antler has won gold medals at the Guangzhou Expo and the Urumqi Foreign Economic Fair for many times. The products are mainly exported to Southeast Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and Singapore.

In order to develop the Tarim red deer breeding industry and promote industrialized operations, Shaya County has introduced a series of preferential policies, established the Tarim Red Deer Association, registered the "Tarimu" red deer and its product trademarks, and applied Artificial breeding technology has improved varieties, and foreign investment projects have been implemented. Due to the introduction of a series of related measures, the expansion of red deer breeding in Shaya County has been accelerated. Currently, there are 32,000 Tarim red deer in Shaya County, including artificially raised Tarim horses. There are 9,000 deer and 23,000 wild Tarim red deer. The annual output of velvet antler is 2.5 tons, which can increase the per capita income of farmers and herdsmen in the county by nearly 20 yuan every year. In 2006, under the leadership of the Red Deer Association, Shaya County introduced velvet antler slicing technology and equipment, expanded the consumer market for velvet antler products, promoted product sales, and brought red deer production in Shaya County to a new stage.