|
Da Tong Restaurant was founded
in 1938. After the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Tan
Jie Nan, the king of teahouse, operated Da Tong
Restaurant. He promoted delicious dishes and refreshments,
famous in Guangdong and favored by warlords and
merchant princes. The officials of Kuomintang,
including Sun Ke, Song Zi Wen, Chen Guo Fu and
Chen Li Fu, once had dinners here.
In 1954, Da Tong Restaurant
became a joint state-private enterprise. The restaurant
unceasingly improved cooking skills of food and
added many popular foods of different grades.
In addition, the restaurant was praised as A Flower
at the Riverside of Pearl River for its high-quality
service. Da Tong Restaurant often receives international
guests for Chinese Communist Party and the country.
Premier Zhou En Lai once treated the chairman
of Soviet Union, Kim-il sung, the chairman of
People¡¯s Republic of Korea, and Pham Van Dong,
the premier of Vietnam here. When chairman Mo
came to Guangzhou to inspect work, Da Tong Restaurant
sent the chef to cook.
Traditional dishes and refreshments
created in the past years have won many prizes
in the food competitions. 
|
Da
Tong Restaurant