On the opposite side of Qingyang Palace is indeed the location of the main store, but that should be due to the needs of urban construction, later moved, can not be said to be the "real birthplace", the real birthplace is in the northern suburbs of the Wanfu Bridge.

Chen Mapo Tofu is named by the state as one of the "old Chinese brands". It was founded in the beginning of the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862) and opened in Wanfu Bridge in the northern suburbs of Chengdu. Originally known as Chen Xingsheng Restaurant, the chef was the wife of Chen Chunfu. Chen's cooking tofu color red, beef grain crispy, hemp, spicy, fragrant, crispy, tender, hot, shape whole, very rich Sichuan flavor characteristics, Chen's tofu will soon be famous, food seekers tend to rush, the literati will often be here. There are good people to see its Chen's face with pockmarks, they play for "Chen Ma Po tofu", this statement does not go so for the beauty of the story. The restaurant was thus named "Chen Ma Po Tofu Shop". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Ma Po Tofu was listed as a famous food in Chengdu.