The Discussion Of Catering Trade In Baoding During Republic Period

Catering trade of Baoding developed quickly with profound historical culture during the republic period. Many shops are famous all over the Hebei Province, such as:"Ten gardens", "Ten restaurants", "Five buildings", "Five springs", "Five porchs", BaiYunZhang, Ma's chicken restaurant, Golden rice restaurant, etc.. Some well-known products, for example, Ma's cooked stewed chicken, BaiYunZhang's bum, Huaimao's pickles gained national reputation. They pushed the catering trade to the peak in the 1920s to 1930s.Catering trade was treated as social space for understanding city life, it not only provided diet for the customer, but also provided social space for customer. As a representative of the Hebei diet culture, through the catering trade, we can not only insight Baoding dietetic life, but also insight political and economic change and social custom of Baoding city.