Shanxi has been famous for its old brand names, among which Donghu Lake Old Mixture Vinegar of more than 600-year history, stands in the first group. Chinese Brand Promotion tour came to Shanxi Donghu Lake Mixture Vinegar Group and saw the process of vinegar brewing on August 12, 2006.

Shanxi Mixture Vinegar Group President Guo Junlu, with nickname "vinegar manager", briefly introduced the history of the enterprise and the old brand name.

President of Shanxi Mixture Vinegar Group Guo Junlu himself explained the vinegar-brewing procedure to Brand Promotion tour members at "Donghu Lake Vinegar Park" in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province on August 12, 2006. [chinadaily.com.cn]

Donghu Lake Mixture Vinegar has developed from "Mei He Ju", a vinegar workshop founded in Shanxi Qingyuan county in 1368. "Donghu Lake" was registered as a vinegar trademark in 1956 and has been still in use till now. There are mainly five stages in vinegar production including braising, fermenting, fumigating, filtering, and preserving.

The visitors then went to the vinegar-producing plants and had a taste of beverage produced by vinegar.

Guo said in China, Donghu Lake vinegar is the best, and its quality and taste is not inferior to that of Europe."

Though choked by the flavor pervaded around the vinegar-producing plants, visitors showed great interested in each procedure like selection of raw material, fermentation, and preservation while asking some questions on Donghu Lake Mixture Vinegar towards the "vinegar manager".

Now, the Donghu Lake vinegar industry has started to develop 63 new species like health vinegar, vinegar and spicy vinegar gifts, and ginger vinegar. To promote the culture of Shanxi Old Mixture Vinegar, the "Donghu Lake Vinegar Park" was established and identified as a first national vinegar industry tourism attraction.