Yeshouhe

Yeshouhe

　 Originally named Yeshouhe Tea Refreshment and Candy Shop, it was founded in the 11th year under Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (the year 1885). The owner was surnamed Ye, a rich Zhejiang native merchant, and based on the meaning of friendliness being conductive to business success, he adopted his full name Yeshouhe. By learning widely from others' strong points, he became the first to create shrimp-roe dried fish, specially prepared smoked fish, smoked wild ducks and other feature products. His tea refreshments were also made mainly in Suzhou style, with the flavor of his own native land Ningbo added only later. Meticulously made, Yeshouhe's products enjoy high reputation south of Yangtze River.