山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西省忻州(zhou)市岢(ke)嵐(lan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)現轄行政區(qu)域(yu)。 岢(ke)嵐(lan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)位(wei)于山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西省忻州(zhou)市西南(nan)(nan)(nan)部,黃土高(gao)(gao)原中(zhong)部,管涔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西北(bei)麓(lu),因境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)有(you)(you)(you)岢(ke)嵐(lan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)和(he)嵐(lan)漪(yi)河(he)而得名。全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)總面積1984平(ping)方公(gong)里。地(di)勢東(dong)南(nan)(nan)(nan)高(gao)(gao),西北(bei)低,東(dong)部山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)地(di)以岢(ke)嵐(lan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)主峰(feng)荷葉(xie)(xie)(xie)坪(ping)為(wei)(wei)最(zui)(zui)高(gao)(gao),海拔(ba)2783米,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上森(sen)林(lin)茂(mao)密(mi),植(zhi)被(bei)(bei)良好。西南(nan)(nan)(nan)部為(wei)(wei)燒炭山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上牧草繁(fan)茂(mao),宜于放牧,西與西北(bei)部為(wei)(wei)黃土丘陵區(qu),中(zhong)部沿嵐(lan)漪(yi)河(he)兩岸形成(cheng)(cheng)帶(dai)狀平(ping)川(chuan)區(qu)。全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)地(di)為(wei)(wei)1140平(ping)方公(gong)里,丘陵為(wei)(wei)799平(ping)方公(gong)里,平(ping)原為(wei)(wei)45平(ping)方公(gong)里。 境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)避(bi)暑勝地(di)荷葉(xie)(xie)(xie)坪(ping)是(shi)華北(bei)最(zui)(zui)大的(de)(de)(de)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)草甸,約有(you)(you)(you)面積3萬畝(mu),周圍原始次(ci)森(sen)林(lin)82萬畝(mu),是(shi)國家(jia)級的(de)(de)(de)森(sen)林(lin)公(gong)園,其(qi)間有(you)(you)(you)400多種名貴藥材以及(ji)各種珍(zhen)禽異獸,如(ru)褐(he)馬雞、金雕、虎、金錢豹等。 境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)主要(yao)河(he)流為(wei)(wei)嵐(lan)漪(yi)河(he)及(ji)其(qi)支流東(dong)川(chuan)、南(nan)(nan)(nan)川(chuan)、北(bei)川(chuan),均屬黃河(he)水(shui)系。位(wei)于該縣(xian)(xian)(xian)馬跑(pao)泉村的(de)(de)(de)馬跑(pao)泉,冬(dong)(dong)天不(bu)(bu)結冰,夏天不(bu)(bu)枯竭,清(qing)水(shui)長流匯成(cheng)(cheng)橫(heng)貫(guan)全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)(de)嵐(lan)漪(yi)河(he)。 “岢(ke)嵐(lan)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)籽羊(yang)(yang)肉”的(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)產與本地(di)的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)候與環境(jing)(jing)(jing)密(mi)不(bu)(bu)可分,岢(ke)嵐(lan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)屬中(zhong)溫(wen)帶(dai)大陸性(xing)季(ji)風氣(qi)(qi)候,境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)寒冷干燥,溫(wen)差差較大,冬(dong)(dong)季(ji)漫長,秋季(ji)短(duan)暫,夏無酷暑,年平(ping)均氣(qi)(qi)溫(wen)6℃,無霜期短(duan),降雨(yu)少,種植(zhi)業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)產條件(jian)較差,但境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)多坡(po)廣(guang)(guang),森(sen)林(lin)覆(fu)蓋(gai)率較高(gao)(gao),牧草資源豐富,全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)擁有(you)(you)(you)森(sen)林(lin)面積62萬畝(mu),牧草面積138萬畝(mu),分別占總面積的(de)(de)(de)20.9%和(he)46.5%。森(sen)林(lin)樹(shu)種有(you)(you)(you)主要(yao)有(you)(you)(you)落葉(xie)(xie)(xie)松、云杉、油松、楊、樺等。植(zhi)物主要(yao)有(you)(you)(you)蕨菜(cai)、蘑菇、黃花菜(cai)、刺玫瑰(gui)等食用(yong)(yong)(yong)價值很(hen)高(gao)(gao)的(de)(de)(de)野生(sheng)植(zhi)物。境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)有(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)藥材100多種,其(qi)中(zhong)以黃芪最(zui)(zui)為(wei)(wei)名貴。由于境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)無工礦企業(ye)(ye)污染,牧坡(po)廣(guang)(guang)闊(kuo),水(shui)資源豐富,發展養羊(yang)(yang)業(ye)(ye)具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)優越的(de)(de)(de)自(zi)然條件(jian)。尤其(qi)境(jing)(jing)(jing)內(nei)(nei)的(de)(de)(de)荷葉(xie)(xie)(xie)坪(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、萬松嶺、壩(ba)王山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、乏馬嶺一帶(dai),漫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遍野地(di)生(sheng)長著(zhu)小地(di)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)和(he)大量參(can)天的(de)(de)(de)古柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)林(lin)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巖之(zhi)間,溝(gou)溪常流,綠(lv)茵覆(fu)地(di),生(sheng)活在(zai)這種極為(wei)(wei)特殊環境(jing)(jing)(jing)中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)羊(yang)(yang)群(qun),由人工放牧,羊(yang)(yang)群(qun)一年四(si)季(ji)食用(yong)(yong)(yong)漫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)樹(shu)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)、柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)樹(shu)籽,喝著(zhu)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)汁水(shui),人稱“岢(ke)嵐(lan)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)籽羊(yang)(yang)”。柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)、柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)籽本身具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)安神、養心、潤燥的(de)(de)(de)藥用(yong)(yong)(yong)功能,羊(yang)(yang)吃了(le)這些具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)藥性(xing)的(de)(de)(de)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)、柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)籽,慢慢使羊(yang)(yang)肉也具(ju)備(bei)了(le)同(tong)樣的(de)(de)(de)藥用(yong)(yong)(yong)功效。用(yong)(yong)(yong)柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)籽羊(yang)(yang)肉做成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)肉菜(cai)、肉餡,不(bu)(bu)膻不(bu)(bu)膩,而且有(you)(you)(you)一種柏(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)樹(shu)的(de)(de)(de)馨香,風味獨(du)特,回味無窮,被(bei)(bei)當地(di)人譽為(wei)(wei)“土人參(can)”“補心丸(wan)”。
嵐(lan)山披黛(dai)、漪(yi)水清澈;柏(bo)籽(zi)羊味(wei)美、岢(ke)嵐(lan)人好客。“岢(ke)嵐(lan)柏(bo)籽(zi)羊肉(rou)”,肉(rou)油(you)分明,肥(fei)嫩(nen)細(xi)膩,紋理清晰,肉(rou)質呈紫紅(hong)色,肉(rou)塊緊湊美觀,細(xi)致柔嫩(nen),瘦肉(rou)多,味(wei)含(han)柏(bo)香,不腥不膩,具有蛋(dan)白質含(han)量(liang)高,脂肪(fang)低,膽固醇含(han)量(liang)低,無污染,無公害等(deng)優點。
“岢嵐柏(bo)籽羊(yang)肉(rou)”除具有(you)一般羊(yang)肉(rou)所包含的(de)營養成(cheng)分(fen)外,還含有(you)7種人(ren)(ren)體不能(neng)合(he)成(cheng)而又必需的(de)氨(an)基酸,常食(shi)這種羊(yang)肉(rou),能(neng)調血理氣(qi),安神補心,特別是患高血壓和忌(ji)食(shi)高膽固醇人(ren)(ren)群(qun)的(de)首(shou)選優質食(shi)品。