Jiang Xiaoyu
Chiang Hsiao-yu, also known as Huanlun or Huan Lun[1], English name Helen[2], is the founder and president of the Jiang Family Cuisine Group, a renowned Hong Kong chef and restaurateur. She is originally from Fenghua, Zhejiang[1].
Family Background
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, with ancestral roots in Fenghua, Zhejiang (now Fenghua District, Ningbo City), she resides in Hong Kong[1]. She is a grandniece of Chiang Kai-shek[1]. Her grandfather was Chiang Kai-ching, Chiang Kai-shek's half-brother. Her father was Chiang Kuo-ping, a military figure of the Republic of China, and her mother was Sun Weimei.
As a child, she frequently visited the Shilin Official Residence in Taiwan[2]. She often interacted with senior family members such as Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling, Chiang Ching-kuo and Chiang Fang-liang, Chiang Wei-kuo and his wife, as well as cousins Chiang Hsiao-wen, Chiang Hsiao-wu, Chiang Hsiao-yung, and Chiang Hsiao-chang[2]. Chiang Ching-kuo served as the witness at her wedding[2]. In 1988, she moved to Hong Kong and co-founded a factory, focusing on industrial ventures[2]. Later, driven by her passion, she devoted herself to culinary arts and the restaurant business[2]. Due to her family heritage, she has recently been involved in oral history and cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Strait and the greater China region[2][3].
Jiang Family Cuisine
She has conducted in-depth research in culinary arts.[2]. The restaurant is based on traditional Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine from Ningbo and Shanghai and integrates various regional flavors from mainland China brought by veterans who settled in Taiwan, creating what is called “Jiang Family Private Cuisine.” It has become well-known in Hong Kong[2]. The restaurant has been frequented by senior figures and descendants of the Kuomintang residing in Hong Kong, as well as tourists from Taiwan[2]. Later, many tourists from mainland China also began to visit[2]. In 2008, “Jiang Family Cuisine” opened a branch in Shanghai, located beside the historic Ai Lu residence where Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling were married, attracting widespread media attention[3][4].
Notable Works
- “Jiang Family Cuisine” and the Chiangs
- Oral Autobiography of Chiang Hsiao-yu, by Chiang Hsiao-yu, China Encyclopedia Publishing House, November 2012, 205 pages, ISBN 9787500088301
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89#cite_ref-%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89_douban_1-0
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89#cite_ref-%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89_%E8%92%8B%E5%AE%B6%E8%8F%9C_%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF_2-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89#cite_ref-%E8%92%8B%E5%AE%B6%E8%8F%9C_%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7_1_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%8B%E5%AD%9D%E7%8E%89#cite_ref-%E8%92%8B%E5%AE%B6%E8%8F%9C_%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7_2_4-0
External Links
- Biography Net: “Jiang Family Cuisine” and the Chiangs
- Douban: Oral Autobiography of Chiang Hsiao-yu