Wang Xiaoling’s Love with Wing Lai Yuen.docVIP

Wang Xiaoling?s Love with Wing Lai Yuen In Hong Kong, there have been many small restaurants. However, few of them can last three generations and become well-known in the world. Wing Lai Yuen Chan Fung Ying Limited (hereinafter referred to as Wing Lai Yuen), with its 64 years of history, is an exception. It has turned to an international catering group from a family run operation. With its historical and traditional cooking style, Wing Lai Yuen becomes one of the most famous Sichuan restaurants across the world. It is Wang Xiaoling, CEO of Wing Lai Yuen, has made it a great success. Wang Xiaoling?s fame has thus been widespread. Her various titles in- clude state-level judge for China?s hotel industry, honorary president for World Chinese Food Chef Exchange Association, 2010 APEC Top 10 leader, the 6th China?s Top 10 outstanding entrepreneur in 2008…Nearly 20 honors and awards showcase the successful entrepreneur. People may be impressed by her legendary success. While, it is her 30 years? efforts and hard work that contribute to her success with Wing Lai Yuen. The prelude of the restaurant Wing Lai Yuen was set up in 1947. Mr. Yeung Din–wu, the apprentice of the chef of Qing Dynasty and the founder of Wing Lai Yuen, created lots of particular dishes. The best of all and the most popular is the Dan Dan Mian(handmade Sichuan-style noodles). In her young days, Wang Xiaoling sometimes visited Wing Lai Yuen for the delicious noodles. With the time passing, she became familiar with the family who run the restaurant. And later, she became a wife of the son of the owner. In 1988, the village where Wing Lai Yuen was located had to be removed as a tunnel was to be built there. Hence many of the village restaurants were affected, including Wing Lai Yuen. Luckily, Wing Lai Yuen was one of the 10 percent of the restaurants which were left. At first, the restaurant could earn only HK$300 per day. It was difficult to survive. Wang Xiaoling knew it was