Wang Zebang was a farmer for a living. At that time, the local plague was prevalent. He went up the mountain with his wife and children to avoid the epidemic. On the way, he happened to meet a Taoist priest to teach him the prescription. Wang Zebang cooked tea according to the prescription and helped the people treat the disease. In the second year of Xianfeng (1851), Wang Zebang was canonized as the imperial doctor's order. In the following year, Wang Lao Ji Herbal Tea Shop was opened in Jingyuan Street, Shisanxing Road, Guangzhou, specializing in water bowl herbal tea.
wanglaoji herbal tea is famous for its pharmacological formula and reasonable price. In 184, 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 sold well in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also 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 descendants of Wang Laoji set up a shop in Hong Kong and a branch in Macau, and registered the trademark of Wang Laoji's "Hangxian Hulu" as the first registered Chinese trademark. In 1938, Guangzhou fell into the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and all Wang Laoji herbal tea warehouses were burned down. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, production resumed in Haizhu Middle Road, Guangzhou. After liberation in 1949, it was classified as a state-owned enterprise. In 1956, the state implemented the socialist transformation of industry and commerce, and merged eight Chinese medicine factories with a long history, named after Wang Laoji with the largest fixed assets and employees, and called Wang Laoji United Pharmaceutical Factory.
During the Cultural Revolution, it was considered to be a monument for capitalists, so it was renamed as "Guangzhou No.9 Factory of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and "Wang Laoji Herbal Tea" was also renamed as "Guangdong Herbal Tea". In 1982, No.9 Chinese Medicine Factory was renamed "Guangzhou Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Factory". In 1992, it was transformed 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., the parent company of Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., reorganized its assets in 1997, established Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., issued H shares (874) in Hong Kong and listed A shares (SSE: 6332) in Shanghai in 21. On March 4th, 24, Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Company was renamed as Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
Wang Lao Ji, an old brand, ranks fifth in the Top 1 Brand Values of China's Time-honored Brands, with a brand value of 2.244 billion yuan [1]. At present, it is used by three enterprises, including Guangzhou Wang Lao Ji, which is in charge of the mainland market, Hong Kong Wang Lao Ji International, which is in charge of the Hong Kong and overseas markets, and Hong Kong Jiaduobao (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., which has leased the right to use trademarks for 2 years. Wang Laoji in Hong Kong and Wang Laoji in Guangzhou belong to the same family. They were divided into two ways only a hundred years ago. Until 1956, the drug number was officially divided into two. The mainland trademark was registered by Wang Laoji in Guangzhou, and green paper packaging herbal tea was launched. In 1997, Wang Laoji was merged into Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical leased the right to use Wang Laoji's trademark to Jiaduobao for 2 years. The descendants of Hong Kong Wang Laoji provided the formula and exclusively operated red cans of herbal tea in the Mainland. On March 25th, 21, the Guangzhou Municipal Government held the second anniversary of the implementation of the Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in Guangzhou [2] and the ceremony of awarding the first batch of "old brands" in Guangzhou. Li Zhuobin, vice mayor of Guangzhou, presented plaques to the first batch of 27 "time-honored brands", including Wang Laoji.
In the 194s, the Hong Kong branch line was opened by Wang Yukang, the fourth generation descendant. Now Jianyi Wang, the fifth generation descendant, has the right to register trademarks in Hong Kong and overseas. Due to the high rental, there is only one shop in Chung Fu Shopping Mall in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District.