History Pear-syrup candy

chenghuang miao (city god temple of shanghai), shanghai, 1 of important sites modern ligaotang industry.

in modern times, pear-syrup candy has developed shanghai style, suzhou style, hangzhou style, yangzhou style, , ningbo style, , each of them mingled , popular in shanghai. prosperity of shanghai pear-syrup candy started in mid nineteenth century. in 1855 (xianfeng 5), zhupinzhai, first pear-candy shop in chenghuang miao in shanghai opened. in 1882 (guangxu 8), yongsheng tang, second pear-syrup candy shop in old chenglong miao opened. in 1904 (guangxu 30), deshengtang, third pear-syrup candy shop in north of old chenglong miao opened. these formed situation of tripartite confrontation of candy shops, , fierce business competition stimulated rapid development of ligaotang industry, making reach peak of manufacture , operation. in aspect of producing technology, shops insisted on producing hand-made products based on secret recipe of each shop has homology of medicine , food. in addition medical ligao tang can relieve cough, reduce sputum , stimulate appetite, there other kinds mint, pine nut, dried meat floss, or rose. popular among audience of story-telling house , tea drinkers.

in 1956, communist party of china put forward joint venture of government , private citizens (公私合营). zhupinzhai, yongshengtang, , deshengtang merged , transferred shanghai pear-syrup candy food factory (上海梨膏糖食品厂), becoming leading corporation of china s pear-syrup candy production, becomes holding subsidiary corporation of yuyuan tourist mart, local listed enterprise in shanghai. ligaotang factories adopt modern technology divide 2 types: food-oriented , medicine-oriented ones. food-oriented 1 consist of chinese herbs , natural ingredients, dozens of flavors of mint, chinese cymbidium, shrimp, walnut, kumquat, dried meat floss, almond, ginkgo, ham, peanut, pine nut, rose, sweet-scented osmanthus, sweet bean paste, etc. medicine-oriented pear-syrup candy has gained production validation approved theministry of health of people s republic of china (moh). pear-syrup candies colloidal medicine, grain-like electuaries, cough reduction, various herbs, , sichuan fritillary bulbs contribute treating cough, tracheitis, asthma, , other illnesses extent.