It is said that in 1940, a young man from Shaoxing named Zhang Runniu fled to Shanghai, when he was only 16 years old. At first, he did some small business to make ends meet, and then he made a living by selling congee made from white chopped chicken and chicken soup, and was nicknamed "Little Shaoxing". Due to the hard work of Xiao Shaoxing, the business got better and better, and after the victory of the war, the business had begun to take shape. At that time, there are often some ruffians and police to freeload, extortion, and even goat, Zhang Runiu is very hate these people. Happen to meet a often freeloaders police department to eat chicken, but Xiao Shaoxing accidentally just out of the pot of chicken fell to the ground, with the holding back the psychology of the chicken directly into the just out of the well water to wash, and then served directly on the table. The result did not expect is that the police chief ate greatly appreciated, said this chicken is particularly delicious. Xiao Shaoxing thought about it and felt that it should be related to the soaking in the well water, so he made it the same way and put some efforts in other aspects, thus making the dish even more delicious. Later on, after continuous improvement, finally let Xiao Shaoxing white chopped chicken become a famous dish.