There are different kinds of wild ducks in Honghu.Wild ducks in general refer to waterfowls of wild geese, cranes, corncrakes,etc., totally 39 types in 8 orders and 9 families. Blackhead ducks and blackducks have adapted to the climate here and live here permanently, so they canbe hunted all through the year. Hundreds of wild ducks can be hunted each yearin Honghu, and they supply an annual production of more than 250,000 kg eachyear, more than half of the whole wild duck production in Hubei province, andit reached more than 400,000 kg production in some years. On the taste of wildducks and geese, there is a folk saying, "Taste of blackhead and Batastands out among all waterfowls." We can say Honghu wild ducks, likeblackhead or Bata, are treasures due to the different use of their wholebodies. Their meat can be used to make dishes. The braised Honghu wild duck hasa history of more than 200 years, and is listed among "Menu of China".