Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Wōtóu yakaita sekoni isina chinhu. Chakanga chiri zvokudya zvisingadhuri zvavanhu varombo, asi ngano yakakura pamusoro pokuti chakava sei ndiro yaishandiswa muMachikicheni oUmambo. Ngano yacho inotaura kuti mukati mokubhururuka kwaMambokadzi Chirikadzi Cixi achienda kuXi'an achibva ku
Hondo yePeking (1900) apo Sangano reNyika Sere rakapinda muChina muKupandukira kwevaBhokisi, Cixi akagamuchira boka remakeke echibage kuti agutse nzara yake. Pashure pokudzokera kwake kuBeijing, akarayira vabiki veUmambo kuti vamugadzirire zvakare, uye mubiki wacho akashandisa zvimwe zvinonhuwira kuti agadzire goridhe rine ruvara wotou bun, iro rakava chimwe chezvokudya zveUmambo. Zita rizere rebhonari raiva "Royal Wotou" 宮廷小<unk>頭 gōngtíng xiǎo wōtóu. Yakachinjwa kuva zvokudya zvakakurumbira kubva mumugariro wayo wakashata wapakuvamba.