Tong Ren Tang was founded in 1669. In the eighth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Le Xianyang of the Le family founded Tong Ren Tang Pharmacy.

After 347 years of inheritance and development, Tongrentang has become a banner of traditional Chinese medicine, representing China’s excellent traditional culture and a model of quality and conscience in the hearts of the people, especially the ancient motto of Tongrentang “Processing Although it is complicated, we must not save labor; although the same flavor is expensive, we must not reduce material resources.” is a household name and has become a quality guideline for many companies to learn from.

Tongrentang Lejia Old Drug Store

Currently, there are many companies on the market that are called Tongrentang, or companies that claim to have historical connections with Tongrentang, most of which are directed at "Tongrentang" Gold-lettered signs are used to deceive and make profits, and they are fake "Li Gui". However, some companies are really "related" to Tongrentang and can be called "such and such Tongrentang" without being sued for infringement by Tongrentang.

What are the origins of these companies? Tracing back to history and restoring the truth, let’s gossip about Tongrentang.

Nanjing Tongrentang: the only semicolon

Tongrentang is of the same line. In 1926, due to the political center moving south, with the consent of the Le family, it was established by the 13th generation The successor, Le Duzhou, founded it himself. The formula, technology and processing standards are exactly the same as those of Beijing Tongrentang. The management personnel are all dispatched from Beijing. It is the only authentic branch of Tongrentang.

After the public-private partnership in 1956, the North and South Tong Ren Tang were operated separately.

Nanjing Tongrentang is a time-honored Chinese enterprise, and the "Lejia Laopu" it uses is a well-known trademark in China, and it directly inherits the ancestral business with Beijing Tongrentang.

Taiwan Tong Ren Tang: descendants return to Chiang Kai-shek

Le Chonghui, the thirteenth generation descendant of the Le family, came to Taiwan with the Communist Party of China in 1949 (the 38th year of the Republic of China) and Privately opened Taiwan Tong Ren Tang in Taiwan, and established "Kyoto Tong Ren Tang Biotechnology Co., Ltd." in 2007.

Tianjin Tongrentang: Son-in-law shares the pie

Tianjin Tongrentang In 1852, Zhang Yitang, the son-in-law of the Le family, changed his name to Tianjin Tongrentang (Zhangjia Pharmacy was once the name of Tongrentang). The agent of Beijing Tongrentang in Tianjin).

During the Republic of China, Tongrentang filed a case in Tianjin and sued Tianjin Tongrentang for infringement.

Because Zhang Yitang is the son-in-law of the Le family, the verdict is that Tianjin Tongrentang can only use the name "Tianjin Tongrentang Heji" (Heji means joint-stock company) to distinguish it from Tongrentang. They must also pay compensation, stop using the Beijing Tong Ren Tang trademark, and no longer sell Beijing Tong Ren Tang medicines.

So to this day, Tianjin Tongrentang does not have the same medicines as Tongrentang.

Chengdu Tongrentang: Historical Coincidence

Deren Tang (Chengdu Tongrentang) Chengdu Tongrentang was established in the fifth year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1740), and its name at that time was "Chen Tongrentang Old Shop" , its founder Chen Guangfa was previously just a drug dealer selling plasters and pills in Chengdu.

In October 1980, Chen Tongrentang organically combined Chinese medicine with Chinese food, focusing on Chinese medicated food, and changed its name to "Chengdu Tongrentang Nourishing Pharmacy".

In 1988, Chengdu Tongrentang restored its time-honored brand name and officially changed the name of "Chengdu Tongrentang Nourishing Pharmacy" to "Chengdu Tongrentang". It is currently a wholly-owned enterprise under the Chengdu Derentang Group.

The names of Chengdu Tongrentang and Beijing Tongrentang are similar. In fact, the two have no historical origins and can only be said to be "pure coincidence."

The historical reasons for the existence of Darentang, Hongjitang and Hongrentang:

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Lejia family multiplied into four branches, namely Lemengfan, Lezhongfan and Leshu. There are four brothers, Fan and Lejifan.

Tongrentang is jointly managed by these four branches, and it is stipulated that each branch will receive 10,000 taels of silver from Tongrentang every year.

In addition, they are also allowed to consign and sell their own pills, powders, ointments, elixirs and other medicines in Tongrentang.

At that time, most of the employees in the Tongrentang store were either relatives or friends, so the employees were also divided into factions. They were either people from Le Mengfan, people from Le Zhongfan, or people from Le Shufan. He is the kind of person who enjoys music.

When they sell medicines to customers, they all compete to introduce the medicines consigned by their dependents to customers who come into the store to buy medicines.

This consignment system harms Tong Ren Tang’s public interests, causes chaos in the store, and brings great trouble to Tong Ren Tang’s operation and management.

Later, representatives of the four Lejia families met and agreed to cancel the consignment system and allow each branch to open stores outside. The signs of "Lejia Old Shop" can be used, but "Tong Ren Tang" cannot be used. "Store name.

Since then, each branch has opened drug stores outside.

In the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921), Le Mengfan opened Lejia's old "Hongrentang" drugstore.

Later, Le Zhongfanzhi opened the old Lejia "Hongjitang" drugstore, and Leji Fanzhi opened the old Lejia "Darentang" drugstore