In ancient times, the timing was crude, and the cock crowed at sunrise. In the Book of Songs, "women say chickens crow, scholars say ignorance" and "chickens crow all over the court" to urge you to go to court. Meng Changjun was trapped in Hangu Pass, and the door opened and closed like a cock crow. Zu Ti of the Eastern Jin Dynasty "heard a rooster crow in the middle of the night and said,' This sound is not bad' because he danced in the court". He was very angry and wanted to serve his country.

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The history of chicken

China is the first country in the world to domesticate chickens, with a history of at least 4,000 years. In Hubei, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Gansu and other provinces, there are chicken bones or pottery chickens more than 4000 years ago. Chicken raising in China is domesticated by pheasants, and there are many excellent varieties, among which Huang and Langshan chickens are very famous.

Huang, also known as Pudong Chicken, is a large broiler with yellow feathers, beak and feet, so it is also called Sanhuang Chicken. Nine catties of yellow, particularly large, delicious meat, so it is welcomed by people all over the world, and has played a great role in the improvement of domestic chicken varieties in the world.

1843 was first introduced to Britain, and 1847 was introduced to the United States. American Rock Chicken is a hybrid of nine catties of yellow and 1865 black and white American chicken from China. The Japanese introduced China chicken in the Sui Dynasty, and at the end of the shogunate, they introduced nine catties of Shanghai yellow chicken to cultivate the famous Nagoya egg and meat chicken.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Zodiac