In the early years of the Republic of China, a group of Lanxi people came to Jiaxing. They were engaged in cotton spinning in winter, and in spring and summer they picked up rice dumplings and went around the streets selling rice dumplings. In the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921), the first "Wufangzhai Zongzi Shop" was opened at No. 6, Zhangjialong. A few years later, two Jiaxing natives, Feng Changnian and Zhu Qingtang, opened two "Wufangzhai" rice dumpling shops in the same lane. The three shops were named "Rongji", "Heji" and "Qingji" respectively. Fierce competition in the selection of materials and craftsmanship of rice dumplings has made rice dumplings increasingly mature and formed distinctive characteristics - "glutinous but not mushy, fat but not greasy, fragrant and glutinous, delicious, moderately salty and sweet", which has become famous The "Zongzi King" of Jiangnan. In 1956, the three stores merged into one "Jiaxing Wufangzhai Zongzi Store", which has been passed down to this day.

Wufangzhai Zongzi is known as the "King of Jiangnan Zongzi" and is famous for its glutinous but not rotten, fat but not greasy, tender meat and fragrant taste, with a moderate balance of salty and sweet. Wufangzhai rice dumplings are made according to traditional craft recipes and are very particular about the selection of ingredients. The meat rice dumplings use high-quality white glutinous rice, lean hind leg meat, Huizhou Fu Ruo, and the sweet rice dumplings use high-quality red beans "Dahongpao". Through ingredients, It is refined through multiple processes such as seasoning, bandaging, and steaming. Jiaxing Wufangzhai rice dumplings are available in dozens of varieties including meat rice dumplings, bean paste, and egg yolk. From 1987 to 1989, they won the "Jade Rabbit Award" for provincial famous snacks and premium products, the "Gold Medal of the First China Food Expo", and the "Jade Rabbit Award" of the Ministry of Commerce for three consecutive years. Golden Tripod Award". Today, Jiaxing Wufangzhai rice dumplings are loved by tourists because of their delicious taste, easy portability and convenience to eat, and are known as "Oriental fast food". In 1995, the newly built Wufangzhai Zongzi Factory covering an area of ??20 acres put the zongzi production on the path of large-scale and intensive development. In 1997, the scale of zongzi production was expanded again, with the daily output reaching 500,000 zongzi. At the same time, the products have also developed from a few types to nearly a hundred now. The products are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia and other places, and have also won honorary titles such as the First Domestic Product Quality Award and the 96 China Food Expo Gold Award. Jiaxing is rich in rice dumplings, and "Wufangzhai" is the most famous rice dumpling in Jiaxing. More than 50 years ago, people put the laurel crown of "Zongzi King" on its head. The small rice dumpling has become a symbol of Jiaxing, the hometown of rice, to a certain extent. It is known as "the representative of food culture and the symbol of foreign exchanges". Messenger