Wong Lo Kat
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| Chinese | 王老吉 | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wánglǎojí |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | wong1 lo1 gat1 |
Wong Lo Kat (Chinese: 王老吉) or Wanglaoji in pinyin, is a Chinese herbal tea, and one of the more popular tea drinks in China today. It is sold in many forms and different types of containers.
"Wong Lo Kat" is the Cantonese transliteration of its name in Chinese characters. Wong Lo Kat originated in 1828 during the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong (Kwangtung) and Guangxi (Kwangsi) provinces of China, founded by a doctor Wong Chat Bong (simplified Chinese: 王泽邦; traditional Chinese: 王澤邦; pinyin: Wáng Zébāng). Because the Wong family was the inventor of herbal tea brewing in southern China, the brand is synonymous with this type of drink. The recipe has been passed down through multiple generations to today's tea culture.
In around 1949, the Chinese government began seizing private companies and all associated assets. Wong Lo Kat's descendants established operations in Hong Kong, whilst all assets in Mainland China passed to a government-owned subsidiary.
After the foundation of the People's Republic of China, Wong Lo Kat (pronounced "Wanglaoji" in Mandarin) in mainland China has been owned by the government.
"Wanglaoji"'s trademark right holder, Guangzhou Yangcheng Pharmaceutical (广州羊城药业), whose name was later changed to "Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd." (广州王老吉药业有限公司), a subsidiary of the state-owned Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (广州医药集团有限公司), licensed the right to use the "王老吉" trade mark to Hong Kong Hung To Group Co., Ltd. (香港鴻道集團有限公司), who marketed the Wong Lo Kat product in red cans, meanwhile the 250ml green carton version has been produced by Guangzhou Pharmaceutical themselves.
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