There is no connection between Suzhou Daoxiang Village and Beijing Daoxiang Village.
In 1895, Guo Yusheng, a native of Jinling, Jiangsu Province, came to Beijing with a few clerks. They founded a restaurant selling southern cuisine outside the Yin Temple on Qianmen Street (now north of Dongkou Road, Dashilan West Street). Food store. The shop faces east and west, with three facades and a two-story building. There is a black lacquered gold plaque on the lintel, which is inscribed with the characters "Daoxiangcun Nanhuo Store", which is the predecessor of Beijing Daoxiangcun.
It was later closed in 1926 due to various reasons, but the southern food faction created by Daoxiang Village in Beijing was passed down. In 1984, Liu Zhenying, the fifth generation descendant of this faction, planned to establish Beijing Daoxiang Village.
Suzhou Daoxiang Village was founded in 1773 when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was in power. At that time, it was called "Suzhou Daoxiang Village Tea and Restaurant". Daoxiangcun Tea and Candy Company and Daoxiangcun Tea and Food Shop were also opened during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Although they underwent several name changes in the meantime, the inheritors and skills of Suzhou Daoxiangcun have been in the same line without interruption.
Extended information:
In 1980, Suzhou Daoxiangcun Food Factory was established, and Beijing Daoxiangcun Company was established in 1984. Also in the 1980s, the country introduced the Trademark Law.
The two registered trademarks held by Suzhou Daoxiang Village were approved for registration in 1983 and 1989 respectively. The designs are the same, but the difference lies in the scope of approved use. One is registered on biscuits, and the other is registered on fruit bread and pastries.
Beijing Daoxiangcun's trademark was approved for registration in 1997 and is registered on pies, baked pies (Italian style), dumplings, rice cakes and other products. The approved scope of use does not include "pastry" products.
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