Ganten facts for kids

Ganten is a well-known brand of bottled water from China. It's owned by a company called Shenzhen Ganten Food & Beverage Co., Ltd. This company is based in a city called Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province. One of Ganten's most famous water products is called Baisuishan. This name means "Hundred Year Old Mountain" in English. Even though the product is called Baisuishan, people often just call it Ganten water.

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How Ganten Started

The company that makes Ganten water, Shenzhen Jingtian Food and Beverage Co., Ltd., began in 1992. It started in the city of Shenzhen.

Over the years, Ganten became more and more popular in China. Between 2015 and 2017, Ganten's share of the bottled water market in China grew. This means more people were choosing Ganten water.

The company's name, "Ganten," sounds like the Cantonese way of saying "Jingtian." In Chinese, the company uses different names for its products. The most common one you'll see is "Baisuishan." Even though the product is called Baisuishan, the packaging often shows the name "Ganten." That's why people in English usually just say "Ganten" when talking about Baisuishan water.

Fun Commercials

Ganten has made many interesting commercials. Some of these were filmed in Scotland, a country in Europe. A company called Freakworks in Edinburgh helped make them.

• One commercial, "Ganten: Mesmerise" (2013), was filmed in Edinburgh.
• Another one, "Ganten: Source," was filmed in famous places like Glasgow City Chambers, Stirling Castle, and Smoo Cave.
• These commercials often featured a model from Poland named Magdalena Zalejska.
• More commercials were filmed in Edinburgh, including one in a beautiful area called Dean Village.
• Another commercial, "Ganten: Pure," was filmed at Blairquhan Castle.
• Famous actors Jing Tian and Donny Lewis also appeared in a Ganten commercial filmed at Winton Castle.

The water for Ganten products comes from Huizhou, which is also in Guangdong Province, China.

Sponsoring Sports

Ganten is a big supporter of sports around the world. They sponsor many different sports events and teams. This helps Ganten become known to more people.

Here are some of the sports and organizations Ganten has sponsored:

• World Table Tennis (ITTF) tournaments, which are big competitions for table tennis players.
• The Australian Open tennis tournament, a major tennis event, since 2018.
• The Chinese Super League, which is China's top professional football (soccer) league, since 2017.
• Juventus FC, a very famous football club from Italy, since 2017.
• FIVB, the international group for volleyball, since 2018.
• FIBA, the international group for basketball, since 2018.
• Badminton World Federation (BWF), the international group for badminton, since 2023.
• The Serbia national basketball team.
• The Serbia women's national volleyball team.

See also

• Blairquhan Castle, a castle in Scotland that Ganten Scotland bought in 2012.