The History of Duyichu Restaurant

The restaurant was a small hut when it was set up in 1738 (the 3rd year of Emperor Qianlongs reign in the Qing Dynasty) by a man named Li from Shanxi Province. In the 7th year of Emperor Qianlongs reign or 1742, a small building was built to sell boiled peanuts, sugared date, aired meat and so on. 

In the 17th year of Emperor Qianlongs reign, it became famous because of the name Duyichu and the Tiger Head Plaque granted by the emperor. During Emperor Tongzhis reign, the restaurant added in his menu Steamed Dumpling which had thin coat, rich stuffing and tasted delicious. During the war against Japanese, it survived from closing down and suffered poor business until its rebirth when Beijing was liberated. After the Joint Public-Private Ownership reform, the restaurant moved from the south of Xianyukou to the north of it into a large building with 200 square meters in business space. Nowadays it is capable to receive two or three thousand person times per day. The Tiger Head Plaque inscribed by Emperor Qianlong is hanging in the center of the hall reads Duyichu, and another plaque inscribed by Guo Moruo is hanging in the entrance.

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