As in other major cities in the south, the rise of private stores began only after 1980; the development of private bookstores only came after 1985. Shu Jen was established in 1986, so it passes as a senior ko-ti-hu in Fuchow.
在福州，個體戶興起在一九八○年以後，而個體戶書店則發展於八五年後，樹人八六年開張，算是福州的「資深」個體戶了。