Early wine producers

This is one of the stone murals around the gallery depicting the history of wine culture in China. This particular mural depict how wine was discovered through the monkeys. The monkeys were said to collect and stock fruits in the caves. Naturally over time, the fruits ferment, producing perhaps the first known wines.

Niu Lan Shan Distillery

November 3rd 2006
Mr Zhao especially arranged for us to visit the Niu Lan Shan Distillery. The first thing that stimulated the senses when I alighted from the bus was the smell of fermented grains. The Niu Lan Shan Er Guo Tou (牛栏山二锅头) is famed here. The distillery has a long history, which is briefly described in the website, http://www.niulanshan.com.cn/. The original disti ... read more

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