Yes Master Yan's pickles come from Shandong traditional pickles. There is a teacher in Shandong kimchi. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Mr. Sun Zhaojun worked as a pickles brewing master in Jinan Totoro Sauce Garden. Shandong kimchi belongs to Jining city. Jining, located in the southwest of Shandong Province, is famous for its pickle technology. Jining has the famous Yutang pickles in China.