It turns out that the origin of the name "Hangbaiju" is actually related to a legend about a battle of wits between Huibang tea merchants and Nanyang bosses.

As early as the 1920s, Tongxiang’s white chrysanthemums had become the best choice for drinking chrysanthemums due to their “four unique qualities” of color, fragrance, taste and shape. They were resold by Wang Yutai, an Anhui tea merchant at the time. Go to Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries. The local chrysanthemum dealer in Tongxiang is a smoke chrysanthemum buying house run by Zhu Jinlun. Sun-dried red tobacco and white chrysanthemums are both famous local specialties of Tongxiang. As a result, Zhu Jinlun's business became more and more prosperous, and through the port relationship of Huibang tea merchant Wang Yutai, it was exported to Southeast Asia. After Zhu Jinlun purchases the dried chrysanthemums from farmers, they must be carefully handled, processed and packaged. Chrysanthemums are items that are extremely susceptible to mold and insects. Under the technical conditions at the time, packaging and storage was a difficult problem. Zhu Jinlun hand-sealed the chrysanthemums in kraft paper, one package per pound, and followed the instructions of tea merchant Wang Yutai, affixing the trademark and instructions for use. Then, he took each chrysanthemum with a big belly and a small mouth, and grilled it on the charcoal fire to drive away the moisture in the pot. Then he put the packages of chrysanthemums into the pot layer by layer, placing between each layer. Add some wrapped quicklime to absorb moisture and finally seal the mouth.

So the chrysanthemums produced in Tongxiang were transported thousands of miles to Southeast Asia.

Nanyang businessman Boss Liang received the first batch of Tongxiang chrysanthemums from Huibang tea merchant Wang Yutai and carefully inspected them. As soon as the seal is opened, the fragrance of chrysanthemums flows out. When I took it out, I found that the package was square and dry. I saw a green poster sticker on each packet. The words "Butterfly Brand Hangbai Chrysanthemum" appeared on the paper. Below was a text introducing the product: "Hangbai Chrysanthemum refers to winter seedlings, spring leaves, and summer pistils. , autumn flowers, receive the essence of the sun and the moon, and the aura of the four seasons. Drinking chrysanthemum tea regularly can dispel wind and clear away heat, calm the liver and improve eyesight, detoxify and reduce inflammation, and resist aging and prolong life." The name of the manufacturer is "Hangzhou West Lake Jinlun Tea. Juzhuang". What’s interesting is that there is a striking text below the signature: “Our village spared no expense in purchasing thousands of acres of land by the West Lake, hired craftsmen, and carefully cultivated it. The tea chrysanthemums produced are extraordinary. If you want to buy authentic Hangzhou white chrysanthemums, , please look for the Butterfly brand." Boss Liang looked surprised and hurriedly opened the package, picked a few chrysanthemums, put them in the tea cup, and poured boiling water. I saw chrysanthemums blooming one after another in the water, with petals stacked on top of each other, the color of the flowers is white and crystal clear, and the fragrance of the flowers is refreshing. Boss Liang couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed: No wonder the ancients called it "Qianye Jade"!

You have such good products, but are you worried that you won’t be able to sell them? The demand for Hang Baiju in Nanyang is increasing day by day, and the shrewd boss Liang has made a small calculation in his mind. Now that we know that Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum is produced by the West Lake, why not get rid of the middleman Wang Yutai and go directly to Hangzhou to find Jinlun Tea and Chrysanthemum Village. In this way, wouldn't the profit be more generous? So, he took a few guys and traveled across the ocean to Hangzhou to inquire about Jinlun Tea and Chrysanthemum Village. But after searching all over the West Lake, there was no sign of Hang Baiju. In desperation, he had no choice but to return in frustration.

It turns out that Huibang tea merchant Wang Yutai is familiar with the competition in the business world. He has dealt with Nanyang Boss Liang in the tea business for several years. He knows that Boss Liang is a greedy person and must deal with him in every possible way. Fortify. So he made a false move and said the origin of the white chrysanthemum was "Hangzhou West Lakeside". In the environment of inconvenient transportation and poor information at that time, Wang Yutai's strategy of "showing off the crown and letting others go" did indeed play a very good role in self-protection, which made Boss Liang's dream of "burning the bridge across the river" come to nothing. However, the white chrysanthemum, a specialty of Tongxiang, has since been named "Hang" and has become famous at home and abroad.