Tao Huabi
Tao Huabi | |||||||
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| Born | January 1947 (age 77) Meitan County, Guizhou, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Entrepreneur | ||||||
| Known for | Lao Gan Ma | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Children | Li Guishan Li Hui | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陶華碧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陶华碧 | ||||||
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Template:Chinese name Tao Huabi (Chinese: 陶华碧; pinyin: Táo Huábì; born January 1947) is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Lao Gan Ma or Old Mama.[1][2][3] Tao is a member of the Communist Party of China and a National People's Congress deputy.[3]
Biography
Tao was born in a poverty-stricken village, in Meitan County, Guizhou, in January 1947.[4] She was the eighth girl in the family.[4] She never learned to read or write. At the age of 20, Tao married to an accountant in the geological team and gave birth to two sons: Li Guishan (李贵山) and Li Hui (李辉).[5] A few years later, her husband got sick and her sons were young. Tao shouldered the family burden and went to work in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province.[5] After her husband died, Tao returned to her hometown and worked hard at the construction site and set up a stall to sell vegetables in the vegetable market.[6] And she gave the restaurant cold noodles and chili sauce.[7] In 1989, Tao opened a restaurant called "Shi Hui Hotel" (实惠饭店) on a street from Guiyang to Longdongbao, which was actually a simple shed.[8] In November 1994, "Shi Hui Hotel" was renamed as "Guiyang Nanming Taoshi Flavor Food Store" (贵阳南明陶氏风味食品店), mainly engaged in chili sauce.[9] In July 1996, Tao borrowed two houses of CPC Yunguan Village Committee in Nanming District and employed 40 workers to set up a "Laoganma Chili Sauce Factory" (老干妈辣椒酱).[10] In August 1997, "Guiyang Nanming Laoganma Flavor Food Co., Ltd." (贵阳南明老干妈风味食品有限责任公司) was established.
References
- ^ Li Hongrui (15 February 2017). "Create delicacies with Lao Gan Ma". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "How a Chinese chili sauce became a symbol at New York Fashion Week". ecns.cn. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Yang Jun; Peng Yining (30 March 2015). "Chili sauce tycoon went from poverty to riches". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 3.
- ^ a b Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 5.
- ^ Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 10.
- ^ Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 14.
- ^ Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 19.
- ^ Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 30.
- ^ Zhang Li'na (2016), p. 32.
Bibliography
- Zhang Li'na (2016). 老干妈创始人陶华碧 我不坚强就没得饭吃 [Tao Huabi, Founder of Lao Gan Ma. If I am Not Strong, I Have No Food to Eat] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: Chinese Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5075-4451-0.
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