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Drinking Bile Wine

Drinking Bile Wine
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Drinking to the Accompaniment of Drumbeats

Drinking to the Accompaniment of Drumbeats
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The Chinese style cocktail

The Chinese style cocktail
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China is the hometown of wine, the cradle of wine culture, and one of the first winemaking countries in the world. According to archaeological discoveries, special wine vessels were found in Neolithic pottery wares that have been unearthed in modern and contemporary days.

Rice wine is one of oldest wines in the world. About over 3000 years ago in Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Chinese originated the Compound Fermentation Method by Yeast and began to volume produce rice wine. In Song Dynasty about 1000 years ago, the distillation method was invented, making distilled spirit the major liquor drunk by Chinese. The winemaking history in China is of long standing and rich in wine varieties, covering various famous wines known by people at home and abroad.  

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  • Moutai
    Moutai
    Moutai
    Moutai has a mysterious and distant history in China and is also liquor for state banquets. Ever since the establishment of the PRC, Moutai has been presented to foreign leaders as a national gift...
  • Wu Liang Ye
    Wu Liang Ye
    Wu Liang Ye
    Wu Liang Ye is distilled out of five grains: red sorghum, rice, sticky rice, wheat and corn. It has won the praise of "three cups of it will make you invigorating all over, and a drop of it will...
  • Dukang Wine
    Dukang Wine
    Dukang Wine
    According to historical records, Dukang was the originator who distilled liquor out of grains during the Spring and Autumn Period. It's said that the site of his early winemaking activity locates...
  • Fen Wine
    Fen Wine
    Fen Wine
    Fen Wine has a long historical standing. According to evidences found in excavated cultural relics, the winemaking history of Fen Wine in Xinghua Village, Shanxi can be traced back to the...
  • Xi Feng Liquor
    Xi Feng Liquor
    Xi Feng Liquor
    Produced in Fengxiang County, Baoji City, Mei County and Qishan County in Shaanxi Province, it is one of the oldest wines at home and abroad with a long history of over 2600 years. Moderate...
  • Jian Nan Chun
    Jian Nan Chun
    Jian Nan Chun
    The Mianzhu Jiannanchun is produced in Mianzhu County, Sichuan. Famed as "the Hometown of Wines", Mianzhu County was so named because of its engagement in bamboo planting and wine making. The...
  • Luzhou Laojiao
    Luzhou Laojiao
    Luzhou Laojiao
    Luzhou, as the cradle of strong aromatic Chinese spirits, has fostered the Luzhou Laojiao of long standing in the history. It has the National Treasured Wine Vaults of 1573, which are the earliest...
  • Gujing Gongjiu
    Gujing Gongjiu
    Gujing Gongjiu
    Gujing Gongjiu is produced in Gujing Town, Haozhou City, Anhui. According to textual research, it was originated in 196 A.D., when Cao Cao dedicated "Jiu Yun Chun Jiu", the specialty from his...
  • Zhuyeqing Liquor
    Zhuyeqing Liquor
    Zhuyeqing Liquor
    Like Fen Wine that has been famous for a thousand years, Zhuyeqing Liquor was also produced in Xinghua Village, Fenyang. It has enjoyed high reputation ever since the ancient times, when it was...
  • Dong Wine
    Dong Wine
    Dong Wine
    Dong Wine is produced in Donggong Temple, Zunyi City, Guizhou. Zunyi is famous for its long winemaking history that can be traced back to the Wei and Jin dynasties. Dong Wine is colorless, crystal...

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