Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (GPHL,广州医药集团有限公司) is a wholly state-owned enterprise authorized by Guangzhou municipal government to operate state-owned assets. GPHL is dedicated to the research and development of Chinese patent medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, chemical pharmaceutical raw materials and preparations, biological medicine and healthcare products, and to pharmaceutical logistics and distribution and healthcare service.
GPHL is a well-established enterprise with over 400 years of history. It boasts 10 century-old subsidiaries, namely Guangzhou Chenliji Pharmaceutical Factory, Guangzhou Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Jingxiutang Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Caizhilin Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Xingqun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Qixing Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Pangaoshou Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Guangzhou Mingxing Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Guangzhou Guanghua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.
On top of those 10 enterprises, Guangzhou Baiyunshan Hejigong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Jianmin Pharmacy are known as China Time-honored Brands. It also boasts six state-level intangible cultural heritages, namely Xingqun Xiasangju Granules, BYS Dashen Kouyanqing Granules, Wanglaoji Herbal Tea, Chenliji traditional Chinese medical culture, Pangaoshou traditional Chinese medical culture and preparation process of Zhongyi Baozitang Baoying Compound.
It also possesses 10 Chinese well-known trademarks, namely GPHL, Baiyunshan, Wanglaoji, Chenliji, Zhongyi, Kangzhiba, Pangaoshou, Tianxin, Hejigong and Qixing. The brand value of Wanglaoji reached 108 billion yuan, becoming the No 1 beverage brand in China, while the brand value of Baiyunshan is estimated to be 28.3 billion yuan, ranking the first among medical brands in China. Chenliji has been recognized as the "World's Oldest Operating Pharmaceutical Factory" in the world by Guinness World Records.