The Story of Lao Xiang Yuan ??? begins with a couple of new immigrants seeking the flavors of homemade natural country-style cuisines from their native home of Hunan. Over the past two decades of operating a Hunan cuisine restaurant in Vancouver, the owners have overcome economic hardships, SARS and Covid19, among other endeavors. With the freshest ingredients, genuine seasoning from Hunan, Chefs from Hunan, they won a lot of prizes. Ranked as the best casual Chinese restaurant in 5 executive years by Vancouver Magzine. Several food editors wrote articles on Vancouver Sun, Georgia Strait introducing their dishes.