After his business failed in Shanghai, Li Rongguang returned to his hometown of Lichuan, Jiangxi to start afresh as a candy maker, making zhuang yuan tang, or top scorer candy — a snack made famous by a legendary scholar from the city. <br /><br />Li, as scrappy as a businessman can be, grows his own ingredients, hand-makes the candy, and even dresses up in costume and dances to sell his candy online.<br /><br />*Store Address: 江西黎川日峰镇新丰桥边上人民路305号<br /><br />This is the new episode of our series about established mom-and-pop eateries in China, candy edition. In the next episode, we visit a candy maker in Shandong who makes melon-shaped candy.<br /><br />Don’t miss our stories, what’s buzzing around the web, and bonus material. Sign up for the GT NEWSLETTER: http://gt4.life/YTnewsletter<br /><br />00:00 Top scorer candy<br />01:26 Making malt candy from scratch<br />04:02 From dumpling to sticks<br />04:54 Doing all it takes <br /> <br />If you liked this video, we have more stories featuring candy makers across China:<br /><br />‘We Sweat Buckets’: Making Sugared Scallion Candy<br />https://dai.ly/x86zjhg <br /><br />How Chinese Words Get Embedded Into Candy<br />https://dai.ly/x86qwes <br /><br />Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments: http://instagram.com/goldthread2 <br />Stay updated on Twitter: http://twitter.com/goldthread2 <br />Join the conversation on Facebook: http://facebook.com/goldthread2 <br />Have story ideas? Send them to us at hello@goldthread2.com<br /><br />Producer: Yoyo Chow<br />Videographer: Shirley Xu<br />Editor: Joshua Davy <br />Mastering: Victor Peña<br /><br />#Malt #Sugar #Candy #Chinese #Dough #Bao<br />
