Tianjin winter vegetables originated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and originated in the southern part of Jinghai County, Tianjin City, on both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. It is a traditional Chinese export food and is known as one of the four major pickles in my country. Great Wall brand winter vegetables adhere to traditional craftsmanship. They are golden in color, rich in fragrance and delicious in taste. They have long enjoyed a high reputation at home and abroad. It is said that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the "Yifengyuan" Sauce Garden in Cangzhou, Hebei Province used cabbage, salt, and mixed with sugared garlic to make "assorted side dishes" for sale, creating the first "vegetarian winter vegetable". Later, the "Guangmaoju" soy sauce garden in Dazhigu, Tianjin re-produced "five-spice winter vegetables" and sold them exclusively to Taiwan and Hong Kong. After that, Dongquanju, Dongluju Sauce Garden and Dazhigu Hotel also produced winter vegetables. In 1920, Yi Juyong Hotel in Dazhigu purchased cabbage on the spot in Jizhuangzi, Jinghai County, set up a cutting scene, and passed on Tianjin's winter vegetable making technology to Jinghai County. Jizhuangzi's "Guangchangde" Sauce Garden also opened a winter vegetable workshop named "Shanquanyong" in 1923. The winter vegetables produced were also trademarked as "Renma Brand", and the label was marked with the words "Made by Shanquanyong Changwansan".

The reason why "Yijuyong" set up a vegetable cutting farm in Jinghai County is because Jinghai County has the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running through the entire territory; the water from the canal nourishes the vegetable fields on both sides of the bank, and the cabbage produced is "small walnut pattern" "Green Ma Ye", with thin tendons, thick meat and sweet taste, is the best among all kinds of Chinese cabbage. Every year when vegetables are cut at the beginning of winter, "Yijuyong" will send people to Jinghai to pick up the vegetables, send them to a nearby workshop for processing and brewing, and then package and ship them to Tianjin for sale. After the rise of "Shanquanyong" in Jinghai County, the business was also booming, and the packaging was first changed from oil baskets to porcelain jars. Since the 1930s, Tianjin winter vegetables, represented by Shanquanyong and Yijuyong, began to be exported in large quantities. At that time, the annual sales volume reached more than 300,000 packages, which was approximately 1,800 tons. In addition to Hong Kong and Taiwan, Tianjin winter vegetables are also exported to Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In addition to the large number of local Chinese people, Southeast Asia is also very popular because of the humid climate due to the many islands in Southeast Asia. Winter vegetables are brewed with garlic, which has the functions of dehumidifying, removing miasma, and detoxifying. After the Japanese army occupied Jinghai in September 1937, the sales of winter vegetables dropped sharply and the production of winter vegetables was severely damaged.