In Maotai Town, it is said that the indigenous Pu people of Chishui River were good at making wine in the ancient Dayu era. In the Han dynasty, there was the "gourd sauce wine" in Maotai Town today. "Zunyi County Records" contains: Gourd sauce is the beginning of wine.

Sima Qian recorded in Historical Records that in the sixth year of Jianyuan (before 135), Emperor Wu ordered Tang Meng to go to South Vietnam, and Tang Meng drank the sauce wine produced in South Vietnam (now Renhuai County where Maotai Town is located) and brought it back to Chang 'an to pay tribute to Emperor Wu, who drank it "sweetly" and left "Tang Meng to drink the sauce wine".

This became the beginning of Moutai coming out of the mountains, and it became famous as a tribute of the imperial court. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, Moutai gradually became the tribute wine of the dynasties, and spread overseas through the Southern Silk Road. In the Qing Dynasty, the liquor industry in Maotai Town flourished, and famous wines such as "Maotai Spring", "Maotai Burning Spring" and "Sha Tong Maotai" were well known. Hua Mao is the predecessor of Moutai.

In the 43rd year of Kangxi (1704), Zhuosheng Shaofang officially named its wine Maotai. According to the records of the old Zunyi Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty, during the Daoguang period, "Maotai burned down no less than 20 houses and paid no less than 20,000 stone for food." In the twenty-third year of Daoguang (1843), the Qing Dynasty poet Zhengzhen praised Maotai as "a country where people are crowned with wine".

Before 1949, the output of Moutai declined, and there were only three wineries, namely "Cheng Yi Winery" funded by Hua surname, which was called "Hua Mao"; The Ronghe Wine House sponsored by Wang Xing is called Elvis Presley.

Hengxing Brewery funded by Lai Xing is called "Lai Mao". 195 1 year, the government merged three private breweries, namely Cheng Yi (Hua Mao), Ronghe (Elvis Presley) and Hengxing (Lai Mao), by means of redemption, confiscation and takeover, and implemented the policy of "three hairs in one"-the state-owned Maotai Distillery was established.

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As one of the three famous wines in the world and one of the three famous wines in China, Moutai has a history of more than 800 years. 19 15 won the gold medal and certificate of Panama World Expo. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Moutai won many awards and sold well all over the world. Known as "world famous wine, the light of the motherland."

Moutai is known as "national wine" because of its long brewing history, unique brewing technology, excellent internal quality, profound brewing culture, unparalleled role in China's political, diplomatic and economic life in history, and traditional special position in China's wine industry. It is the result of the love of three generations of great men and the long-term market test and cultivation.

Maotai Distillery is built in the upper reaches of Chishui River, with good water quality, low hardness, rich trace elements and no pollution. The slightly acidic purple soil in the canyon area, warm in winter and hot in summer, little rain and wind, high temperature and high humidity, and the Millennium brewing environment make the air full of rich and unique microbial communities.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Moutai liquor