During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a wealthy family surnamed Liu in Hefeng County married a new daughter-in-law. The day after she returned home, according to Tujia custom, the daughter-in-law was required to present food made by herself to her parents-in-law. The father-in-law and mother-in-law ordered the servants to bring two taels of wheat flour, a little chestnuts, and some condiments to make breakfast. The father-in-law and mother-in-law requested that each of the ten brothers get a piece of cake, and the cakes should be connected to each other so that everyone can taste the taste of the cake. It is not easy to make ten large pancakes from two taels of wheat flour

But the clever daughter-in-law cleverly solved the problems raised by her parents-in-law and created the in-laws pancake that has been passed down to this day, which fully demonstrated her cooking skills and wisdom. Through continuous improvement, the current "Tujia Gong-in-po Cake" has been formed