Xiangjiang Roast Duck is an authentic delicacy of Xiangjiang Village, Watang Town, Gangnan District, Guigang City. The production and sales of Xiangjiang Roast Duck on Xiangjiang Street in Watang have a history of more than 100 years. The ingredients are exquisite, the skin is crispy and soft, the meat is tender and crispy, and the aroma is fragrant. You can taste the sweetness of the meat as soon as you put it in your mouth. The smoked aroma and the meat aroma are perfectly blended, which is endless. At present, the Liao family and Xiangjiang villagers have opened and operated more than 20 "Xiangjiang Roast Duck Shops" in nearby towns and urban areas of Guigang City. In August 2013, Xiangjiang Roast Duck was included in the Guangxi Local Chronicles "Guangxi Traditional Famous Foods" as a representative of Guigang City's food. Xiangjiang Roast Duck is even more famous in Guangxi and well-known. To make Xiangjiang roast duck, you need to choose a local free-range duck weighing about 45 kilograms. After slaughtering, removing the hair, washing, and drying, put the secret ingredients into the duck's stomach, seal it with a bamboo stick, and evenly apply honey on the skin of the whole duck. Leave it for about 5 minutes, hang it upside down in the oven, and slowly roast it for about 23 hours. Among them, the unique oven and charcoal fire are one of the reasons why Xiangjiang roast duck is different. The cooking methods of Xiangjiang roast duck have been diversified. There are roast duck powder and roast duck rice on the market; there are roast duck platters, duck necks, duck wings, duck legs and other single products for restaurants and families. There are many ways to eat it. People who are used to eating roast duck have to buy roast duck every now and then. Now the daily sales of roast duck in Xiangjiang Market remain at about 200. In 2022, Xiangjiang Roast Duck participated in the "Guangxi Delicious" online selection event as a representative of Guigang City's food. It stood out among the 571 foods participating in the selection and won the silver medal in the dish category, laying a solid foundation for Xiangjiang Roast Duck to go out of Guigang. At present, Liao Yuneng, the fourth-generation inheritor of the Liao family, is training the next generation of inheritors, that is, his son Liao Peng. In the next step, he plans to explore the methods of vacuum packaging and e-commerce sales, open up the takeaway market, expand the scale of operation, and form industrial development. Xiangjiang Roast Duck is the carrier of nostalgia for Xiangjiang villagers in Watang Town, and it is the most representative hometown taste. During the holidays, when brothers and sisters who work away from home return home, this is the most delicious and happiest reunion of the year, and Xiangjiang Roast Duck must be on the table. Travelers who go out always like to take one or two roast ducks before leaving home, or take them to a foreign land to savor them carefully, or give them to relatives and friends to taste. Telling the stories and cultural heritage hidden behind Xiangjiang Roast Duck is an important reference for everyone to understand and understand Guigang's traditional culture from the perspective of food culture. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)