Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage
Guangzhou (Liwan), Guangdong, China · Est. 1937
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Why this matters
China Pass 29. Local name: 广东饮料厂 / 广州啤酒厂. Ownership as recorded: Municipal/state industrial lineage; later JV partner in Guangzhou San Miguel. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY_LINEAGE. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_CLOSED_PRODUCTION. Factory built in 1934 and formally entered production in 1937. Guangzhou heritage records describe it as South China's first brewery. It became Guangzhou Beer Factory in 1975; brewing at the Xizeng Road site ended in 2006 and the site later became an industrial-heritage creative park.
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Beers
Red Star Beer
HISTORICALChina Pass 29. Local name: 红星啤酒. Guangzhou government industrial-heritage history lists Red Star among beers produced by Guangdong Beverage Factory.
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HISTORICALChina Pass 29. Local name: 松涛啤酒. Guangzhou government industrial-heritage history lists Songtao among beers produced by Guangdong Beverage Factory.
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HISTORICALChina Pass 29. Local name: 百乐啤酒. Guangzhou government industrial-heritage history lists Bailo among beers produced by Guangdong Beverage Factory.
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Sources
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Brewery record compiled in Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook), which cited https://www.gzzx.gov.cn/xxyd/gywhyc/202406/t20240621_165718.htm for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage
- Who owns Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage?
- Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage is recorded as owned by Municipal/state industrial lineage; later JV partner in Guangzhou San Miguel, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage still open?
- No. Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage has closed. China Pass 29. Local name: 广东饮料厂 / 广州啤酒厂. Ownership as recorded: Municipal/state industrial lineage; later JV partner in Guangzhou San Miguel. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY_LINEAGE. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_CLOSED_PRODUCTION. Factory built in 1934 and formally entered production in 1937. Guangzhou heritage records describe it as South China's first brewery. It became Guangzhou Beer Factory in 1975; brewing at the Xizeng Road site ended in 2006 and the site later became an industrial-heritage creative park.
- When was Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage founded?
- Guangdong Beverage Factory / Guangzhou Beer Factory lineage was founded in 1937 in Guangzhou (Liwan), Guangdong, China.
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