Kung pao chicken was originally named kung pao chicken, and this dish was invented by Ding Baozhen. It is said that Ding Baozhen is good at cooking. He likes chicken and peanuts, especially spicy food. When he was the governor of Sichuan Province, he created a delicious dish made of diced chicken, red pepper and peanuts. This road was originally Ding Jia's "private kitchen", and later it became more and more widely known.

The so-called "Bao Gong" is actually the honorary title of Ding Baozhen. In recognition of his achievements, the Qing court posthumously presented "Prince Taibao". "Prince Taibao" is one of the "treasures in the palace", so he invented this dish named "kung pao chicken" as a memorial to him. Times have changed. Many people don't know what "Gong Bao" is, so they naturally write "kung pao chicken" as "kung pao chicken".

The Life of the Characters in Ding Baozhen's Works

Ding Baozhen Xianfeng was a scholar for three years (1853) and was elected as Jishi Shu of the Hanlin Academy. Soon after, due to the death of his mother, he returned to his hometown, which coincided with Yang Longxi's rebellion in Zunyi. Ding Baozhen used all its resources to recruit eight hundred heroes to defend his hometown. In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), Ding You expired, which coincided with the rebellion of Miao people and bandits, and the rebels swarmed.

At that time, the governor of Guizhou, Jiang Juyuan, went to the imperial court and applied to keep Ding Baozhen's department in the counter-insurgency army. The emperor agreed, and specially ordered that Ding Baozhen be awarded the post of editor. Since then, Ding Baozhen has intensified its recruitment among the people, with the total number of soldiers reaching 4,000, and has successively recovered many cities such as Pingyao and Dushan.