"Daqianmen" was introduced by British American Tobacco Company in the fifth year of the Republic of China (19 16). It has cooperated with Lao Dao, Britain, Hard Man and other places. Together, the three battery brands are popular in Shanghai. Before liberation, there was a famous slogan at the front door at that time, which read: "Great people are smoking at the front door". The products of British American Tobacco Company accounted for about 60% of the total tobacco output in Shanghai for a long time, and "Daqianmen" was one of the strong products before liberation.
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Changes of "Daqianmen" Production Enterprises
1934, the then national government carried out tax reform, revised the old second-class tobacco tax system and raised the tax rate. In order to pay less taxes and cope with China people's boycott of foreign goods, British American Tobacco Company changed its cigarette production to Zhong Yi Tobacco Company registered in the name of Chinese businessmen.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the monopoly position of British American Tobacco Company in China was the most consolidated period. In order to cope with the expansion of Japanese forces in northeast China and adapt to the development of the situation, British American Tobacco Company has constantly adjusted its organizational structure. 1930, British American Tobacco Company established Qidong Tobacco Company in Shenyang, and then registered in Manchukuo, specializing in tobacco business in Northeast China.
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Information Center of State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau-Changes of Daqianmen Production Enterprises