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Fenjiu offers clues to China's history of distilling
China.org.cn ^ | May 20, 2022 | China Daily

Posted on 05/22/2022 12:20:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

It is speculated that China has a history of alcoholic beverage production dating back more than 5,000 years. The speculation is based on written records and even legends.

However, an archaeological discovery in Xinghuacun town of Shanxi's Fenyang city has offered material evidence for the long history and extended it to 6,000 years.

One of the remarkable findings at the site, which is located in the premises of today's white liquor producer Xinghuacun Fenjiu Group, was a waving spindle-shaped bottle with a distinctive feature of Yangshao Culture, an ancient civilization in the middle reaches of the Yellow River between 5,000 and 7,000 years ago. Archaeologists identified it as a utensil used to brew alcoholic beverages.

The discovery suggests that Fenyang, along with its neighboring areas in Shanxi province, could be the birthplace and hub of China's alcoholic beverage industry.

The fame of Fenyang-made alcoholic beverages, or Fenjiu as locals call it, has been associated with its status as a special offering to the royal families since the Tang Dynasty (618-906).

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; oenology; zymurgy
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