Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine (Shaoxing Yellow Wine)

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Shaoxing wine is an outstanding representative of Chinese rice wine. Shaoxing's unique climate and excellent Jianhu Jiashui provide unique geographical conditions for the brewing of Shaoxing rice wine. The exquisite craftsmanship of the millennium provides guarantee for the excellent quality of Shaoxing rice wine.

The history of Shaoxing winemaking has been written for more than 2,500 years. "Lv's Spring and Autumn · Shunmin" contains: "The more the king is bitter, the shame of the guild... There are fat, insufficient points, and the daring of food; there is wine, the river of the river, and the people." History called "the teacher." “醪” is a kind of turbid wine with bad luck. It can be seen that as early as 2,500 years ago in the Warring States Period, the wine industry in Shaoxing was very popular. In the five years of Yonghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Kuaiji Taishou Mazhao launched the people's dike to build a “Jianhu”, which will gather the mountain springs of Jishan to provide a high-quality and abundant water source for the Shaoxing local wine industry, and also to improve Shaoxing wine quality and In the future, Shaoxing wine has established a foundation in China and abroad. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, famous scholars from Shaoxing gathered, and the winemaking and drinking styles flourished. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the yellow wine produced in Shaoxing was listed as a tribute. Liang Yuandi Xiaoyan (508-554) recorded in his book "Golden House": He read a book when he was young, "There is a silver carp, and the storage of Shanyin liqueur." During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Shaoxing wine brewing skills entered In the all-round development stage, it has become a famous “wine town”. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Shaoxing brewing industry showed a rapid development trend. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, large-scale breweries such as Shen Yonghe, Yunji and Wang Baohe were founded. Kangxi's "Huiji County" has the saying that "the more the wine is in the world". Beginning in 1912, Shaoxing's winemaking technology was further improved. In 1915, “Gathering Zhou Qingjiu” won the first gold medal for Shaoxing wine at the American Panama Games, which wrote a new chapter for Shaoxing wine to the world. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state attached great importance to the protection and development of the traditional industry of Shaoxing. In the early 1950s, the state allocated funds to build the “Shaoxing Wine Central Warehouse”. In 1956, the state agreed to include the "Shaoxing Wine Rectification, Summary and Improvement of Development Goals" project in the national 12-year scientific plan. In 2006, “Shaoxing Yellow Wine Brewing Skills” was included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection projects in the country. With a long history and ancient Chinese history and culture, Shaoxing Yellow Wine allows you to taste the Chinese culture while enjoying the taste.

The scope of protection of Jianhu waters as stipulated in Article 2 of the Zhejiang Province Jianhu Waters Protection Regulations promulgated by the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress shall prevail. Article 2 of the “Regulations on the Protection of Jianhu Waters in Zhejiang Province” promulgated by the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress: The protection scope of Jianhu Waters is divided into special protection areas and general protection areas. (1) Special protection zones: the main waters of Jianhu Bridge between the suburbs of Shaoxing City in the east and the west of the cross-lake bridge between Hutang Township, Shaoxing County, and the waters within 1,000 meters to the south and 500 meters to the north, and the west. The waters of the Guoshui Plant and the South Gate Water Plant are 1000 meters upstream and 500 meters downstream. (2) General protected areas: the upstream waters of Jianhu Lake, such as Nanchi River, Potang River, Yugong River, Minjiang River, Qiuhu River, Xiangli River, Jiantang River, Xialujiang River and Xixiaojiang River, and the northern boundary of the special protection zone The downstream waters between Xiaoyu Railway. Some land along the coast of Jianhu Lake is included in the general protected area, and its scope is delineated by the provincial environmental protection department in conjunction with the Shaoxing Municipal People's Government and the Xiaoshan Municipal People's Government.