Suzhou Daoxiang Village and Beijing Daoxiang Village are both authentic Daoxiang Villages.
1. Suzhou Daoxiang Village
Suzhou Daoxiang Village is a "Chinese time-honored brand". Founded in the 38th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1773 AD), it is the oldest and most influential brand in the domestic food industry. One of the well-known brands, recognized as a national brand, with its profound cultural heritage, exquisite production skills and excellent quality reputation, it is known as "the master of pastry and the supreme pastry art".
2. Beijing Daoxiang Village
Beijing Daoxiang Village was founded in 1895 (the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty). It is located in Yinsi outside Qianmen. It is the first company in Beijing to produce and operate southern food. It produces pastries, meats, quick-frozen foods, moon cakes, Yuanxiao, rice dumplings and other specialty foods, with more than 600 varieties in 16 categories. Beijing Daoxiangcun is the first manufacturer of southern food in Beijing.
Features of Beijing Daoxiang Village:
The food in Beijing Daoxiang Village pays attention to the "four o'clock and three festivals", selling rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival, mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival, rice cakes on the Spring Festival, and Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival. The ingredients used should be authentic. The walnut kernels should be from Fenyang, Shanxi, because the peach kernels there are white in color, thick in flesh, rich in fragrance, and sweet in the mouth. The roses should be from Miaofeng Mountain in the west of Beijing, because the roses there have large petals and are thick. It has a fragrant smell and must be picked with dew when the sun is not out.
The longan should be from Putian, Fujian; the ham should be from Jinhua, Zhejiang, etc. The workmanship requires "eyes" and "hands". For example, when the boiled sugar can be taken away depends on the experience of the master. One minute early, the heat will not be reached, and one minute late, the heat will be over. This is the so-called "eyes"; " "By hand" refers to cutting the boiled sugar into various shapes. This is all manual work.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Daoxiang Village