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Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 青岛崂山矿泉水有限公司; traditional Chinese: 青島嶗山礦泉水有限公司; pinyin: qīngdǎo láoshān kuàngquánshuǐ yoǔxiàngōngsī) was founded in 1900 in Qingdao, Shandong province. It is a production enterprise that produced China's first bottle of natural mineral water and it is the only mineral water brand in the industry that has the honor of being called both “China Time-honored Brand” and “Well-known Chinese Trademark”.

Discovery
In 1905, Maya, a German, first discovered the Laoshan mineral water in Mount Lao. Later, he brought the water back to Germany for testing and found that the water quality was superior to the French mineral water at that time. In 1913, German businessman Rodway dug the first Chinese mineral water well - "Hedgehog Well” in Mount Lao. In 1930, Rodway set up a factory there and produced China's first bottle of natural mineral water, named "ALAC" healthy water.

Development and popularity
In 1949, Laoshan Mineral Water was designated as the exclusive water for the Great Hall of the People and the State Council. In 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai's said: "We should have our own cola”. That’s the time when the first bottle of carbonated beverage in China, Laoshan Coke, was developed. In 1962, Laoshan Oldenlandia water was produced, and it was then exported to more than 20 countries. In 1970, the state departments formulated the national standards for mineral water in China based on the test indicators of Laoshan mineral water. Since 1998, seven modernized production bases have been built. In 2003, Laoshan Mineral Water was appraised as "Chinese Famous Brand Products" by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. In 2006, “Laoshan” was recognized as "China Time-honored Brand" by the Ministry of Commerce. In 2007, "Laoshan" was recognized as a "Well-known Chinese Trademark" by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce. In 2018, Laoshan Mineral Water was designated as the exclusive water for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Qingdao Summit.

Modernization
Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. was the first company in the industry that completed the distribution and transportation of mineral water, and the following 5 aspects show how it modernized these.


 * Software

Adopting the system for monitoring the intensive distribution of commodities.


 * Hardware

Adopting the system for automatic flying wing trucks and the system of mechanized loading and unloading.


 * Warehousing

Applying unified and standardized online management to more than three distribution centers which are in the urban and peripheral areas.


 * Vehicles

The company uses automatic flying wing trucks, which are equipped with GPS and full-range video monitoring system.


 * Transshipment

Palletized management and transportation are carried out throughout the whole process.

National marketing and export cooperation
Laoshan mineral water has been exported to Southeast Asia since the 1960s and has been exported to more than 20 countries and regions. Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Simedarby Overseas (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. which integrated the resources of both parties to jointly expand the advantageous overseas markets such as Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Americas. It also entered into a strategic cooperation with the Bund Holding Group Co., Ltd. to jointly establish Laoshan Mineral Water (China) Co., Ltd. to fully launch marketing in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Company philanthropy
(The information contained here is unconfirmed.)

Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Branch of Industrial Bank jointly issued Credit Cards with the theme of protecting ancient glacial water. Each time a customer uses the card, the Qingdao Branch of Industrial Bank and Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. will donate 1 cent to the fund, and this money will be used to protect the ancient glacial resources of Laoshan.

Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. promised that each time they sell a box of soft water, they will donate one yuan to the “Helping poor children to get a good education” charity project.

Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. provided relief materials for the earthquake-stricken areas in Nepal and Tibet, and it was involved in Chinese medical team to fight with “Ebola” virus in Africa.

Qingdao Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd cooperated with schools and some social groups to hold many public lectures. It also cooperated with Qingdao Red Cross Micro-dust Fund to jointly set up Pok Oi Primary Schools and some special scholarships for poor students. In cooperation with Qingdao Publishing Group Co., Ltd. Laoshan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. promised to publish books about the benefit of drinking water and distribute them to the public for free.

Water series
Bottle water: Laoshan mineral water gold mine series (1500ml / 600ml/ 330ml); Laoshan mineral spring ancient glacier (500ml); Laoshan mineral water rarity series (500ml / 330ml).

Top glass bottle water: Laoshan high-end natural mineral water series (330ml); Laoshan salty mineral water export packaging (270ml).

Large package water: Laoshan mountain spring packaged drinking water (one gallon /4L); Laoshan mineral water treasures series large package water (5L).

Barreled water: 5 gallons of Laoshan mineral water bottled water (18.9L).

Beverage series
Laoshan Oldenlandia water, Laoshan Cola (2500ml/500ml/330ml), Laoshan Soda water (330ml).

Laoshan Cola is the first carbonated beverage that was independently developed by China.