Li Jinshang (1862-1922), the founder of Lee Kum Kee, was born in Nanshui Town, Zhuhai, originally from Xinhui. The young lost his father and made a living by farming with his mother Cai Min. Orphans and widows were bullied by the strongmen in the village and had to move to Nanshui Market to settle down. Began to make a living by opening a snack bar. After the death of her mother, Li Jinshang listened to the advice of the villagers, collecting oysters from the oyster people during the day and cooking oyster sauce for sale at night. Nanshui has always been famous for producing oysters. Oyster sauce is a good seasoning. But there are several families in Nanshui who make a living by cooking oyster sauce and selling it. Li Jinshang's oyster sauce is cooked properly and the concentration is moderate. In addition, he is warm and generous, and his popularity is excellent. Therefore, in addition to the nearby people, many merchants from Jiangmen, Shiqi, Guangzhou and Macao also patronize him. In 1888, Li Jinshang asked someone to write the "Lee Kum Kee" signboard in the shop. Since then, "Lee Kum Kee" oyster sauce has become famous, and people have gradually called Li Jinshang "Lee Kum Kee". Unexpectedly, in 192, a fire broke out in Nanshui Market, and half of Nanshui Street and Lee Kum Kee Oyster Oil Village were reduced to ashes. Li Jinshang had to take his wife and belt to Macao to make a living, and still managed "Lee Kum Kee" oyster sauce as a business and also engaged in groceries. In December 1922, Li Jinshang died in Macau at the age of 6. His sons, Li Zhaonan and Li Zhaodeng, inherited their father's business, constantly opened up sources of goods, improved production technology and developed the management of "Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce".

In p>192, Mr. Li Zhaonan, the second generation member of the Lee family, devoted himself to improving production and product quality, making Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce and shrimp paste sell well in major cities in North America. In the early 197s, Mr. Li Wenda, the third descendant of Lee Kum Kee, became the chairman of the company, boldly reformed and updated equipment, increased varieties, adjusted prices, expanded sales, designed brand-new corporate trademarks and commodity packaging, and initiated a new era of career rise! In 198s, the fourth generation members of Lee Kum Kee's family returned from overseas, and Li Huimin joined Lee Kum Kee after graduating from university. In the early 199s, Li Huimin's father, Li Wenda, returned to the mainland to invest. "My father has a strong patriotism and love for his hometown since childhood, so he also supported the reform, opening up and economic development of the motherland with practical actions at the first time. Under the influence of my father, we always remember' thinking about the source of drinking water' and' thinking about benefits and people' and actively give back to our hometown and motherland. "