Who invented Wang Laoji?

Wang Laoji herbal tea is a famous herbal tea in China and Guangdong. It was created by Wang Zebang (real name Aji), a native of Heshan, Guangdong, during the Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty (about 1830).

Wang Zebang lives by farming. At that time, the local plague was prevalent. He took his wife and children up the mountain to avoid the epidemic. On the way, he happened to meet a Taoist priest who taught him a prescription. Wang Zebang cooked tea according to the prescription to help people cure diseases. In the second year of Xianfeng (185 1), Wang Zebang was conferred as an imperial doctor, and in the following year, Wang Lao Ji Herbal Tea Shop was opened in Jingyuan Street, Shisanxing Road, Guangzhou, specializing in water bowl herbal tea.

Wang Lao Ji herbal tea is famous for its pharmacological formula and reasonable price. 1840, Wang Laoji began to produce Wang Laoji herbal tea bags. Later, Wang Zebang asked his three sons to set up another branch in Guangzhou. At this time, Wang Laoji herbal tea not only sells well in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also sells in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shanghai and even Beijing. Wang Laoji herbal tea was introduced to Southeast Asian countries and even the United States with many Cantonese who went to Southeast Asia and other places to make a living. Wang Zebang died in 1883.

Later, the third generation of Wang Laoji opened a shop in Hong Kong and a branch in Macau, and registered the trademark of Wang Laoji "Hangxian Hulu" as the first registered Chinese trademark. 1938, Guangzhou fell into War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and all Wang Laoji herbal tea warehouses were burned down. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Guangzhou Haizhu Middle Road resumed production. 1949 after liberation, it was classified as a state-owned enterprise. 1956, the state carried out socialist transformation of industry and commerce, and merged eight traditional Chinese medicine factories with a long history, named after Wang Laoji with the largest number of fixed assets and employees, and called Wang Laoji United Pharmaceutical Factory.

During the Cultural Revolution, it was regarded as a monument of capitalists, so it was renamed as "No.9 Factory of Guangzhou Chinese Medicine Factory" and "Wang Laoji Herbal Tea" was also renamed as "Guangdong Herbal Tea". 1982, the Ninth Chinese Medicine Factory was renamed as "Guangzhou Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Factory". 1992 was restructured into a joint-stock enterprise with state shares as the main body and renamed as "Guangzhou Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.". Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. 1997, the parent company of Yangcheng Pharmaceutical, reorganized its assets and established Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and 200 1 issued H shares in Hong Kong (0874) and A shares in Shanghai (SSE: 600332). On March 4th, 2004, Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Company was renamed as Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ..

This time-honored brand, Wang Laoji, ranks fifth among the top 100 brands in China, with a brand value of 2.244 billion yuan [1]. At present, Guangzhou Wang Laoji is in charge of the mainland market, Hong Kong Wang Laoji International is in charge of the Hong Kong and overseas markets, and Hong Kong Jiaduobao (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. has rented the trademark use right for 20 years. Wang Laoji in Hong Kong and Wang Laoji in Guangzhou belong to the same family. A hundred years ago, there were only two roads. It was not until 1956 that the drug number was officially split in two. The mainland trademark was registered by Wang Laoji in Guangzhou, and herbal tea packaged in green paper was launched. 1997, Wang Laoji was merged into Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical leased Wang Laoji's trademark use right to Jiaduobao for 20 years. The descendants of Wang Laoji in Hong Kong provided the formula and exclusively operated red pot herbal tea in the Mainland. On March 25th, 20001year, the Guangzhou Municipal Government held the second anniversary of the implementation of the Regulations on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Cities in Guangzhou [2] and the awarding ceremony of the first batch of "old brands" in Guangzhou. Li Zhuobin, deputy mayor of Guangzhou, awarded the first batch of 27 "time-honored brands" such as Wang Laoji.

In the 1940s, the Hong Kong Branch Line was opened by Wang Yukang, a fourth-generation descendant. Now Jianyi Wang, a fifth-generation descendant, has the right to register trademarks in Hong Kong and overseas. Due to the high rent, there is only one shop in Zhongfu Shopping Mall in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District.