According to official website, the intangible cultural heritage of Xiangshui in Yulin City, the production technology of Xiangshui tofu, an intangible cultural heritage of Yulin City, has a long history. As early as the Qing dynasty, local residents began to make tofu with cool and sweet spring water, and then frozen it into frozen tofu.

According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Intangible Cultural Heritage, intangible cultural heritage refers to various forms of traditional cultural expressions handed down from generation to generation by people of all ethnic groups and is a part of their cultural heritage.