From soda to pop to distilled water

An advertisement for Zheng Guang He's Aquarius in 1930.

Home delivery

The drinks used pure water that had been distilled and the quality of the products earned an enviable reputation in Shanghai. The company also started a home delivery service for drinks couriered in distinctive well-decorated carriages.

Later in 1923, Zheng Guang He provided a home delivery service by modern transportation, using imported cars.

Zheng Guang He introduced popular new products one after another, ranging from smoked plum juice to the first smoked plum aerated water and the first salt aerated water,

During the late 1970s and 1980s, Aquarius' Lucky Cola, Laimen and real orange juice (the equivalent of Coca Cola, Sprite and Fanta) were the city's most popular drinks, and once summer came, trucks were lining up outside the factory, according to Zhao Li, deputy general manager of Shanghai Aquarius Drinking Water Co Ltd.