Wu Huaqing comes from a long lineage of soy sauce makers, but unlike those who came before him, the young man is giving a modern twist to the traditional craft. /Xinhua Photo

The millennial is a third-generation inheritor of Xiaowutang soy sauce, a time-honored brand in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province. But he’s trying to do things differently. /Xinhua Photo

He decided to bring the traditional craft into the world of science. While maintaining the secret formula from his grandfather Wu Zongzhong, the young man took his knowledge from the kitchen to the laboratory in his quest to make good quality soy sauce. /Xinhua Photo

He also takes his business online, selling the traditional product to overseas customers in the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. /Xinhua Photo