1880, in order to expand the influence of commodities, cigarette manufacturers in Austria-Hungary ingeniously put a sign on their cigarette products, namely "Neil brand"-the world's earliest cigarette label was born, and then cigarette manufacturers all over the world followed suit. 1902, Tianjin Beiyang Tobacco Co., Ltd. produced the trademark "Dragon Ball", which is the earliest cigarette trademark in China.
/kloc-At the end of 0/9, China people were still used to smoking domestic cigarettes. It was not until the World Cigarette Trust British American Tobacco Company set up a factory in China to produce and sell instant cigarettes locally that people gradually switched to cigarettes. Since then, China has started to produce machine-made cigarettes. With cigarettes, there is wrapping paper with brand names and pictures, which is called cigarette labels today. The cigarette brands that were first introduced to China included American businessmen's beauty, taste of the sea, bicycles and turkeys, British businessmen's Pan Tong, Sanpaotai and Lao Dao, and Japanese businessmen's Peacock and Phoenix.
The Revolution of 1911 and the May 4th Movement promoted the development of China's national economy. In Shanghai, the birthplace of China tobacco industry, the national cigarette industry has also begun to take shape. At the beginning of the 20th century, Shanghai opened more than 20 ethnic cigarette factories. By 1924, Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company and Huacheng Tobacco Company in Shanghai had become the two largest cigarette factories in China. After fierce competition with foreign cigarette factories, they finally became the symbol of the national cigarette industry. From the early 20th century to the 1940s, more than 0/000 ethnic cigarette factories in Shanghai alone produced about 0/000 cigarette brands such as Huang Jinlong, Bai Jinlong, Bank, Dalian Julian, Nanyang Double Axe, Beautiful Flower City, Golden Mouse, Three Flags, Fragrance, etc., which was once in full swing.
Before the founding of New China, cigarette labels included national industrial cigarette labels and imported cigarette labels. After cigarettes were introduced into China, foreign businessmen spared no effort to form a monopoly position in China by various means. Until 1952, foreign companies were nationalized, ending their history in China for more than half a century. However, in order to survive, the national cigarette factory had fierce competition with foreign-funded enterprises in the difficult development process, regained some markets and promoted the development of China tobacco industry. In the hundred-year history of the emergence and development of cigarette labels, whether it is "beauty", "golden mouse" and "patriotism" which originated in the early stage of national industry, or "Crusaders" and "leopard" who advocated saving the country with domestic products and Chinese people took China to boycott foreign goods, or "Great Shanghai", "rickshaw" and "ha ha laugh" which reflected the human feelings of an era, all exist objectively.
Imported cigarette labels from Lao Dao, Pinhai and Hadmen also recorded the historical facts of imperialist aggression and attempts to monopolize the tobacco industry in China, and became historical witnesses and precious materials for studying tobacco historical materials.
The design, printing and various changes of cigarette labels have gone through a long period, and these changes reflect the changes and progress of the times. Today's cigarette labels have become practical products of today's packaging culture with their elaborate design, exquisite printing and exquisite paper quality. With the development of society, manufacturers pay more and more attention to brand value, pay attention to the exquisite design of cigarette label patterns and excellent topic selection, and bring people spiritual enjoyment. Cigarette labels are collected and appreciated by the majority of cigarette label lovers for their historical and cultural continuity and dazzling artistic style. ?
The price of cigarette labels now ranges from ten yuan to several thousand, depending on your hobbies and needs.
Cigarette label printing industry is a highly market-oriented industry. At the same time, this industry is also an industry with low industrial concentration and full competition. In recent years, China cigarette industry has maintained steady growth.
According to the statistics of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, the whole industry is in a basically balanced situation of production and marketing. All cigarette enterprises organize production and operation in strict accordance with the national plan to maintain the basic balance between cigarette production and sales. Accordingly, the market demand of tobacco label industry has remained stable.