According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period, when He Lv, the king of Wu, ruled the country, it was just in time for several years of good weather, and the state treasury was full of surplus grain. Wu Zixu came up with a plan to prepare for the famine. He ordered the army and the people to work together, soak the surplus grain in water, steam it, put it in a stone trough and mash it into rice paste, then rub it into bricks, and build a "rice brick" wall along the old city of Guodu. Then a stone brick wall was built outside the rice wall, and the city wall was raised. After Fu Cha succeeded to the throne, the King of Yue, Ju Jian, launched a surprise attack on the State of Wu, and the grain in the city was quickly eaten up. At this time, people began to dismantle the inner city, dug up many "rice bricks" and ate them after heating and softening. The soldiers and civilians of the State of Wu survived the long siege, so people realized the kindness of Wu Zixu. After the autumn harvest, they would make some of these "rice bricks" and save them for the New Year's sacrifice to Wu Zixu. At the same time, they also said that there was still food to eat last year, which meant "more than one year", so they called it "rice cake". A century-old shop, full of youth Ding Daxing rice cake is an old brand in Shaoxing. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Chen family of Laohuqiao, the straight street of Baziqiao in Shaoxing, had a tenant named Ding Daxing, who was from Chengwan, Meishan Township. In the early years of Guangxu, he rented a storefront in Xuantingkou from Chen's shop owner and opened Ding Daxing's rice cake shop. In the 18th year of Guangxu, Ding Gaosheng, the second son of Ding Daxing, started his own business and opened Ding Daxing Shengji rice cake shop. Because of its smart, exquisite materials and original water mill production method, the rice cake business is very prosperous. With the historical changes, Ding Daxing, an old brand, once fell silent. In the second half of 2, Ruan Xinhua, a native of Ningbo who was engaged in rice cake business in Shaoxing, officially bought the trademark Ding Daxing and established Shaoxing Ding Daxing Food Co., Ltd. After strictly controlling the production quality and improving the variety of products, Ding Daxing rice cake regained its reputation in the market and was exported to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi and other major cities.