祁阳笔鱼,产于湖南祁阳地区的浯溪一带,形似毛笔状,肉质细嫩,营养丰富,有“席上珍品”之称。据说这与宋代大文豪苏东坡有关。
但是作为社会政策来讲,此举却很有独创性:画龙点睛的一笔就把鱼从不可靠的谋生手段变成了一个真正的、可靠的财富来源。
But as social policy it was ingenious: in a single stroke the fish became a source of real, sustainable wealth rather than shaky sustenance.
举个例子,直到最近,我要是想用信用卡为我的鱼香芥兰付款,送货员还得回到他车里取来手动拉卡机和一支圆珠笔。
For example, until recently, if I wanted to pay for my Yu Hsiang broccoli with a credit card, the delivery guy would have to go back to his car to retrieve a manual imprinter and a ballpoint pen.
为了生存,2008年渔民用一大笔钱成立了当地合作社Port Clyde新鲜鱼类市场,以当地的牌子加工出售他们的鱼。
To survive, in 2008 the fisherman won some grant money to form a local cooperative, Port Clyde Fresh Catch, which processes and sells its fish under a local brand.
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