The origin of Wangjiazao in Wangjiazao Folk Tourism Village

Wangjiazao Village was originally called Wangjiazaozi Village. According to research, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a salt-making artist named Wang came to Rizhao Town from Donghai County, Jiangsu Province in order to make a living. He was attracted by the rough sea. From a distance, the place is high in the west and low in the east, surrounded by mountains and facing the sea. It is a geomantic omen. It’s such a treasure land that I came up with the idea of ​​staying here forever. So Artist Wang set up a tent and set up a stove not far from the seaside, took water from the Yellow Sea, and used secret techniques passed down from his ancestors to boil salt for the people living within a hundred miles. Because of Wang's exquisite skills and good popularity, the salt he produces has good taste and is very popular with the local people. Day after day, year after year, his business is booming. A few years later, Artist Wang took a wife and had children, and the place gradually became a village. The reputation of the "Stove King" spread far and wide, and there was an endless stream of people who came to seek skills and apprenticeships. This is why Wangjiazaozi Village got its name. Because the pronunciations of "zao" and "zao" are similar, the "zao" for stove has evolved into the "zao" for today's soap. There is no evidence as to when it changed.