Ding Baozhen (1820-1886) was born in Niuchang Town, Pingyuan County, Guizhou Province (now zhijin county, Bijie City, Guizhou Province). Minister in late Qing Dynasty, salt reformer.

Xianfeng three years (1853), 33-year-old Ding Baozhen was admitted as a scholar. Since then, he has served as editor of imperial academy Jishi Shu, magistrate of Yuezhou, magistrate of Changsha, governor of Shandong and governor of Sichuan. During his tenure as governor of Shandong, he managed the Yellow River flood, founded Shandong Machine Manufacturing Bureau, the first government-run industrial enterprise in Shandong, and founded Shangzhi Academy and the first government-run bookstore in Shandong. During his ten years as governor of Sichuan, he has made outstanding achievements in reforming salt policy, managing officials and chaos, repairing Dujiangyan water conservancy, setting up westernization to resist foreign aggression, benefiting mulberry and winning the hearts of the people.

Ding Baozhen's anecdotes and allusions.

Kung pao chicken was originally named kung pao chicken, and this dish was invented by Ding Baozhen. It is said that Ding Baozhen is good at cooking. He likes chicken and peanuts, especially spicy food. When he was the governor of Sichuan Province, he created a delicious dish made of diced chicken, red pepper and peanuts. This road was originally Ding Jia's "private kitchen", and later it became more and more widely known.

The so-called "Bao Gong" is actually the honorary title of Ding Baozhen. In recognition of his achievements, the Qing court posthumously presented "Prince Taibao". "Prince Taibao" is one of the "treasures in the palace", so he invented this dish named "kung pao chicken" as a memorial to him. Times have changed. Many people don't know what "Bao Gong" is, so it is natural to write "kung pao chicken" as "kung pao chicken". Although it is a word difference, it has changed the original intention of commemorating Ding Baozhen.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Ding Baozhen.