Haveyoudrinkenbeerorwine?TodayIwillgiveyoumoreintroducationaboutchinesespritsculture.Mainidea•Thehistoryofsprits•CustomofChineseWineDrinking•FamousChineseSpirits•Thehistoryofspritscanbedatedbacktoshangguperiod.•Accordingtolegend,theChinesepeoplebegantomakespiritwithgrainsseventhousandyearsagoandevenearlierwithanimalmilk。CustomofChineseWineDrinking•ChinesewinedrinkinghasbeentakenaquiteimportantroleinChinesepeople'slifefromordinarypeopletokingsforalongtime.•OurChineseancestorseitherusedwinetoforefatherstoexpressreverenceasalibation,ortoenjoybythemselveswhilewritingpoetryorprose,ortotoasttheirrelativesandfriendsduringafeast.•Chinesewineisnotonlyforliteraryandrefinedscholars,itwasalsoaninseparablepartofthelifeofordinaryChinesepeoplethroughnumerouseventssuchasbirthday,farewelldinner,wedding,etc.Hereisatypicalbanquetstodrinkspirits•BirthdayWine:InChina,abanquetknownasJiuXimeansanalcoholbanquetandthelifeofeveryperson,especiallyfrombirthtodeath,shouldhavepausesfordrinkingbanquetsstartingamonthor100daysafterababy'sbirthwhentheparentsinvitepeopleinforadrink.FamousChineseSpiritsMaotaiisregardedasthenationalspiritandkingoftheChinesespirits.MadeinthetownofMaotai,GuizhouProvince,ithasahistoryof2,100years.FenLiquorProducedintheApricotBlossomVillageinFenyangCounty,ShanxiProvinceShaoxingSpirit•Shaoxingspirit,alsocalledHuangJiu(yellowwine),producedinthetownofShaoxing,ZhejiangProvince,isoneofthebestandmildestintoxicantsmadefromglutonousriceandwheat.Ithasbeenknownforitsflavorandgoldencolour.Otersare:DONGJIU贵州董酒WuLiangYe四川五粮液LuZhouLaoJiao四川泸州老窖LangLiquor四川郎酒YangHe江苏洋河大曲GuJingGongJiu安徽古井贡酒:Thatisall!Wedding•Duringgoodtimes,theChineseliketosinganddrinkbecauselifeisbriefwhereasduringbadtimestheywonderwhyrelievesorrowssincewinejustmatters.