in may 1994 it was awarded the "all of the famous brand name of food". in december 1997 it won the "chinese famous snacks". the predecessor of heji is the old folks hotel.in 1953, li shaoqing and other 4 people were partnership management, so they changed the name "heji restaurant".since 1967 specializing in lamb noodle, they renamed "heji (合记) lamb hui mian", commonly known as "heji".