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A Family’s Century
of Entrepreneurship
It was 1905 when a 15-year-old Chinese grandson Minjun Luo also wrote region: Napa Valley. As fate would have
Hakka youth named Luo Dingchao a book, “Grandfather’s Story.” This had it, The Brown Family, which also shares
(Samuel Lowe) left Shenzhen, China, to led to the establishment of “Dingchao our proud Jamaican heritage, is the
Jamaica to embrace his entrepreneurial Family Trading Co. Ltd.,” named for their owner of the winery. Brown Estate is
dream. Many from Guangdong Province Grandfather Luo Dingchao, the honored wine provider in numerous
signed on as contracted workers to the White House dinners. Its bestseller,
tropical West Indies, and such actions is The Dingchao Family was named this Chaos Theory, is noted as a Presidential
embedded in the history of Shenzhen, a year as one of the four most influential favorite, and is documented in books
city that defined the term “China Speed.” families in Shenzhen by Shenzhen and by a prominent San Francisco radio
Evening Newspapers as part of its 10- station.
This young teen grew to become a year campaign to showcase Shenzhen to
prosperous businessman and fathered international audiences. The exhibition is Among our company’s other holdings is
three children by two local women before now showing in Brussels at the European a business consultancy that we’ve put to
later marrying a young Hakka woman. Union headquarters. our advantage by utilizing the family’s
Luo Dingchao and his Chinese wife influences and expertise in different
returned to China in 1933. Dingchao Family Trading Co. Ltd. is regions of the world, namely China, the
headed by two members of the fourth United States, the United Kingdom,
More than 100 years later in 2012, some generation of the Luo Family, first Australia, Canada and Jamaica, just to
of Luo Dingchao’s “lost” descendants cousins Henry Luo and Sharon Luo name a few.
of the Jamaican women embarked on who comprise a successful team that
a journey to search for their common is building on the family legacy of Culturally, Dingchao Family Trading
grandfather. entrepreneurship. Co. Ltd. also are involved in worldwide
genealogy and heritage tracing programs.
This journey is told in the award- Our passion Through our platform, genealogical
winning documentary “Finding Samuel research is underway to assist families
Lowe,” executive produced by one of Family above all is, and will continue to that desire to trace their ancestry. We
his granddaughter’s Paula Williams be our motto. Named after our ancestor are also founders of the New York Hakka
Madison, a Jamaican American retired Dingchao Luo, our mission is to carry Conference. We are dedicated members
NBC Universal executive vice president, on the Luo/Lowe Family’s spirit of of numerous Hakka research centers
who also published a book by the same entrepreneurship, dedication and unity throughout the Americas. Our literary
title. Dingchao Luo’s Shenzhen-based in our goal of success in all business publications and film/documentary
encounters. productions are currently seen across
a variety of media and are in demand
At present, our top priority is to provide internationally.
China with the best wines from Napa
Valley.
Brown Estate is known to be the best
zinfandel producer in the U.S.’ best wine
Contact person: Sharon Luo
Add: F612, Jietai Office Building, 13 Busha Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Tel: 18665896888; Email: sharon@southdynamic.com; Website: www.southdynamic.com
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A Family’s Century
of Entrepreneurship
It was 1905 when a 15-year-old Chinese grandson Minjun Luo also wrote region: Napa Valley. As fate would have
Hakka youth named Luo Dingchao a book, “Grandfather’s Story.” This had it, The Brown Family, which also shares
(Samuel Lowe) left Shenzhen, China, to led to the establishment of “Dingchao our proud Jamaican heritage, is the
Jamaica to embrace his entrepreneurial Family Trading Co. Ltd.,” named for their owner of the winery. Brown Estate is
dream. Many from Guangdong Province Grandfather Luo Dingchao, the honored wine provider in numerous
signed on as contracted workers to the White House dinners. Its bestseller,
tropical West Indies, and such actions is The Dingchao Family was named this Chaos Theory, is noted as a Presidential
embedded in the history of Shenzhen, a year as one of the four most influential favorite, and is documented in books
city that defined the term “China Speed.” families in Shenzhen by Shenzhen and by a prominent San Francisco radio
Evening Newspapers as part of its 10- station.
This young teen grew to become a year campaign to showcase Shenzhen to
prosperous businessman and fathered international audiences. The exhibition is Among our company’s other holdings is
three children by two local women before now showing in Brussels at the European a business consultancy that we’ve put to
later marrying a young Hakka woman. Union headquarters. our advantage by utilizing the family’s
Luo Dingchao and his Chinese wife influences and expertise in different
returned to China in 1933. Dingchao Family Trading Co. Ltd. is regions of the world, namely China, the
headed by two members of the fourth United States, the United Kingdom,
More than 100 years later in 2012, some generation of the Luo Family, first Australia, Canada and Jamaica, just to
of Luo Dingchao’s “lost” descendants cousins Henry Luo and Sharon Luo name a few.
of the Jamaican women embarked on who comprise a successful team that
a journey to search for their common is building on the family legacy of Culturally, Dingchao Family Trading
grandfather. entrepreneurship. Co. Ltd. also are involved in worldwide
genealogy and heritage tracing programs.
This journey is told in the award- Our passion Through our platform, genealogical
winning documentary “Finding Samuel research is underway to assist families
Lowe,” executive produced by one of Family above all is, and will continue to that desire to trace their ancestry. We
his granddaughter’s Paula Williams be our motto. Named after our ancestor are also founders of the New York Hakka
Madison, a Jamaican American retired Dingchao Luo, our mission is to carry Conference. We are dedicated members
NBC Universal executive vice president, on the Luo/Lowe Family’s spirit of of numerous Hakka research centers
who also published a book by the same entrepreneurship, dedication and unity throughout the Americas. Our literary
title. Dingchao Luo’s Shenzhen-based in our goal of success in all business publications and film/documentary
encounters. productions are currently seen across
a variety of media and are in demand
At present, our top priority is to provide internationally.
China with the best wines from Napa
Valley.
Brown Estate is known to be the best
zinfandel producer in the U.S.’ best wine
Contact person: Sharon Luo
Add: F612, Jietai Office Building, 13 Busha Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Tel: 18665896888; Email: sharon@southdynamic.com; Website: www.southdynamic.com
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