Wang founded his own brand, named "Pangge Areca", which is a household name in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, and is also a leader in Hunan Province. Wang's shareholding in the company exceeds 80%. "Fat betel nut" has become a well-known trademark. As the saying goes, "Betel nut looks at Hunan, Hunan looks at Xiangtan, Xiangtan looks at Fat Brother", and Wang's "Fat Brother Betel nut" has gradually become famous throughout the country, which can be said to be the "big brother" in the betel nut industry at that time.
As a snack food, betel nut has been rooted and developed in Xiangtan for more than 300 years. According to the records of Xiangtan city, in the first month of 1650 (the sixth year of Shunzhi), the Qing army slaughtered Xiangtan for nine days, with a population of tens of thousands, and there were no more than twenty or thirty households, less than 100 people. An Anhui businessman named Cheng learned that an old monk chewed betel nuts to avoid the epidemic and collected the body. Since then, the habit of chewing betel nut has continued.
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The first hometown of betel nut is Hainan. People climb the tall betel nut tree and pick the fruit to chew. Betel nut also has a second hometown, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. Xiangtan people have a unique hobby for betel nut and a unique traditional craft. Wandering in Xiangtan city, you can smell the fragrance of betel nut from time to time and realize the simple folk customs here. Betel nut has become a unique business card of this ancient city.
Because of historical coincidence, Xiangtan people fell in love with betel nut more than 200 years ago. It is a rare snack food. Betel nut and Xiangtan really have an indissoluble bond. "Hanging hands, walking in the street, chewing betel nut and making friends" is a folk song that originated from betel nut and spread all over Xiangtan, from which we can see how important betel nut is in Xiangtan people's hearts. There is also a magical legend in folk songs that betel nut can avoid disaster: the magical betel nut can save Xiangtan City, and perhaps because of this, betel nut occupies a unique position in Xiangtan.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiangtan Areca.