Wangyuxia

Wangyuxia was established in 1739 during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty. Approaching three centuries old, it is one of the longest-running food brands in Hankou, known for traditional Chinese pastries.

Its cakes and biscuits were a fixture of festival tables in old Hankou, and a local saying built around the brand survives in everyday speech, a measure of how deeply it entered city life.

The house is known for traditional crisp-sugar sweets, fried doughs and flaky biscuits, with recipes and methods passed down through generations.

In 2024 Wangyuxia was named to the third batch of the China Time-Honored Brand registry.