Yang Zhan. According to Qichacha.com, on September 19, 1999, Mr. Yang Zhan founded the first boiled fish restaurant in Boiling Fish Village in Beijing. At the end of 1999, Mr. Yang Zhan, the founder of Boiling Fish Village, went to Sichuan to investigate the dishes. A friend introduced him to the inventor of boiled fish and brought the authentic boiled fish back to Beijing. He also made technical improvements to the boiled fish based on the climate characteristics of the north and the eating habits of northerners.