Baofeng liquor(bao feng jiu )

Methods of Baofeng liquor

The production process of Baofeng liquor is as follows:

The liquor is made of local high-quality sorghum as raw material, Daqu made from wheat, barley and pea as saccharifying and fermenting agent. It is made by traditional steaming and secondary steaming process, adding slag operation, fermentation in cement pit and cellar, steamer distillation, quantity and quality picking, long-term storage and aging, and careful blending.

Characteristics of Baofeng liquor:

Baofeng wine is colorless and transparent, fragrant, sweet and refreshing, pure and soft, with a long aftertaste. The alcohol content is two degrees, which is 54 degrees and 63 degrees. It belongs to Qingxiang Daqu baijiu.

Baofeng liquor

Baofeng liquor, one of the famous Chinese liquors, is made from high-quality sorghum, mixed barley, wheat and pea for koji making, fermented in ceramic VAT, and brewed by the process of "steaming and twice clearing". It is brewed by adding residue, fermentation in cement pit and cellar, distillation in steamer, wine picking in quantity and quality, long-term storage and aging, and fine blending.

Baofeng Baijiu, a typical representative of China's Fen flavor liquor, is characterized by its pure fragrance, soft and soft, sweet, refreshing and long aftertaste.

Production address and records

Baofeng lies on Funiu in the west, overlooks the plain in the East, the Shahe River runs to the south, Rushui fan to the north, Shumai Yingye and Diyong Ganquan. It is a beautiful place in Zhongzhou.

According to Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, Yidi began to make wine mash and changed its five flavors. It was in the south of Ruhai and in the wild of Yingyi. In ancient times, the section of Ruhe River flowing through Ruzhou is called Ruhai. The south of Ruhai is the south of Ruhe River, and Baofeng is on the South Bank of Ruhe River.

Baofeng was the territory of Yingguo during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The ancient Yingguo site, 10 kilometers southeast of Baofeng County, is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. More than 100 tombs have been excavated at the ancient Yingguo site, and more than 10000 cultural relics have been unearthed, including more than 3000 wine utensils. From the texture: copper, stone, pottery, jade, bone, agate, turquoise, etc.; from the use: cup, cup, pot, etc. Among them, the most precious group is "tiaoliangyou", "panlongwenxiang", "Earrings", "tongfanghu", "Yingbo Hu" and "tongjue". From the seal inscriptions of juenei, we can see that Baofeng liquor industry has a long history and a large scale.

History of wine

Baofeng wine has a long history. According to historical records, it has been more than 4100 years since Yidi, the originator of Chinese wine making, made wine in Baofeng. At the peak of Tang and Song Dynasties, there were scenes of "thousands of families setting up stoves, thousands of villages blowing incense" and "chimneys like forests, wine flags like coir".

Yidi wine

Baofeng has a long history, abundant resources and outstanding people. Tracing back to the origin of Baofeng liquor making, there is a historical basis for Yidi liquor making.

Yidi is the originator of wine making in China. In historical records, there are many records of Yidi making wine. According to the book of Warring States, Wei Ce: in the past, the emperor ordered Yi Di to make wine, and Yu was beautiful, and Yu was sweet; according to the book of wine, Yi Di made wine. Therefore, it was Yidi who brewed wine in the period of Xiayu, which has a history of more than 4100 years. According to Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, Yidi began to make wine mash and changed its five flavors. It was in the south of Ruhai and in the wild of Yingyi.

Baofeng tribute wine

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Baofeng liquor industry developed rapidly. There is a saying in history that "the Tang Dynasty flourishes and the Song Dynasty flourishes". The Tang Dynasty also designated Baofeng wine as tribute wine, which was sent to Chang'an through Luoyang, the eastern capital at that time.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were ten liquor businesses in Ruzhou, and seven in Baofeng, including commercial liquor business, fengjiazhuang, Fucheng, Caocan, shouhousang and Songcun.

Wine business

Wine business was the official place of wine business in the Song Dynasty, with an annual tax of more than 10000 yuan. At that time, Baofeng had "thousands of families set up stoves, thousands of villages were fragrant", "chimneys were like forests, wine flags were like coir". The prosperity of Baofeng liquor industry shocked the imperial court, and Cheng Hao, a great Neo Confucianist of song Shenzong, supervised Baofeng liquor. It was widely spread that Baofeng liquor law benefited from the world. Shuangjiu was 25 miles northwest of Baofeng County, and now it was renamed Shangjiu town.

In the Jin Dynasty, the liquor industry of Baofeng was prosperous. There were more than 100 workshops with more than 10000 assets, and there were a lot of grain and wine sellers. There were 16 liquor supervisors, including the general of Zhenguo, zhongxiaowei and zhongxianzhaoxin. According to the records of Baofeng county annals, in the year of Jin Zhengda, he collected 45000 liquor taxes, ranking first in all counties in China.

Wine culture

Among the more than 300 wine enterprises in Henan Province, only two are worthy of the title of China's famous wine, among which Baofeng wine has a firm seat. According to the three naming rules of place name, person name and stage name, Baofeng liquor is a famous Chinese liquor named by region.

Wine is a place name, and land is beautiful because of wine. In Baofeng, you can catch up with Yao and shun. "Shiben" records: "Yi Di began to make wine mash, change five flavors." "Warring States policy" also said: "in the past, the emperor and the daughter ordered Yi Di to make wine and make it beautiful. When Yu entered, Yu drank and drank it sweetly." The wine made by Yidi is "the south of Ruhai, the wild of Yingyi". Ruhai is Ruhe, and Yingyi is Baofeng. Judging from the ancient wine vessels unearthed in ancient Yingguo, it is enough to prove the long history of Baofeng wine.

Celebrities praise wine

The praise of historical celebrities is the main reason why Baofeng liquor has been prosperous for a long time.

Wine is different from other products, it has a strong cultural color. The prosperity of a certain kind of wine is closely related to the popularity of celebrities. With its long history and excellent quality, Baofeng liquor has won the praise of celebrities of all ages.

Liu Xiyi, a famous poet of Tang Dynasty, was born in Ruzhou. After he became a Jinshi in Shangyuan Dynasty, he accompanied song Zhiwen and Shen lunqi to visit the Three Gorges and returned to his hometown. He entertained his friends with his hometown Longxing wine (the predecessor of Baofeng wine). He wrote a poem home wine in his hometown, saying that he would like to get drunk every thousand days and ease his worries for a hundred years. The poet advised his friends to drink Longxing wine to ease their worries for a hundred years. Between the lines, he expressed his praise for his hometown's wine.

PuJie, the younger brother of the last emperor Puyi and a famous calligrapher, wrote a poem praising Baofeng wine: "every time you love to drink a cup, you will be drunk with Baofeng, and the fragrance will fly white and fall into Shao's legacy. We are going to pass on the fine wine, and the flag curtain is everywhere.

The popularity of Baofeng liquor has been continuously expanded with the praise of celebrities in past dynasties. The expansion of the popularity of Baofeng liquor not only attracts more celebrities to love Baofeng liquor, but also promotes the continuous development of Baofeng liquor production scale and the stable improvement of product quality.

It has been passed down from generation to generation. The people of that land and water inherited the legacy of their ancestors and carried it forward. They drank wine to the industry and drunk culture to the whole world. There are so many allusions that there is no need to have them all. But Baojiu people will never forget that on October 14, 1973, Premier Zhou happily put forward at a state banquet to welcome the Prime Minister of Canada: "drink Baofeng Daqu, a famous wine from Henan Province!" For quite a long time, Baofeng liquor, together with the other two liquor industries, was known as "Zhang, Bao and Lin" by the world, which was even earlier than "Mao, Wu and Jian".

Panama

In February 1915, in order to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, the U.S. government held the "Panama Pacific Expo" in San Francisco. The Expo was attended by 31 participating countries, 200000 exhibits manufacturers and sample sending units, and more than 19 million visitors. It is one of the most famous international expositions in the world in the 20th century, with an unprecedented scale.

Wine is one of the major categories in the Expo. The famous wines in China's wine exhibition area are fragrant and the fine wines are gathered. China's long-standing wine making technology was publicized and affirmed by the world at the Expo.

Chinese Baijiu, China's government, has won six awards, including the highest prize of the Panama Expo, 64 medals and 5 alcoholic drinks. The Henan Baofeng sorghum liquor, which was selected by the Chinese government, talent shows itself in the famous international wine, featuring its "pure fragrance, pure and refreshing, refreshing and long lasting" characteristics. It has become a piece of the Chinese liquor entering the international market by the medal of a grand medallion, which is a great medallion of the Chinese liquor. It is a great success in 1915. Name card, the world's six distilled liquor, one of the Chinese Baijiu won the world honor.

Inheritance and development

Army support

In November 1947, Baofeng was liberated. Chen Hongda, the platoon leader of an army stationed in Baotou, and Fu Huizhong, the teacher of cangxiang street in the county, organized and established the "Wine Bureau of the Fifth Army division" on the basis of song naixiu's private tavern. After the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1949, with the strong support of governments at all levels, Henan's liquor making industry has been rapidly restored and developed. The county people's government once again resumed the production of Baofeng liquor, the first famous local liquor manufacturer in Baofeng Prefecture, which became the earliest Baijiu manufacturer in Henan province.

Since the founding of new China, the Baijiu industry has been developing rapidly. The Baofeng distillery, established on the basis of folk brewery, has been adhering to the Millennium brewing technology, continuously carrying out technological reform and innovation, improving the production technology level and product quality, and creating the excellent quality of Baofeng liquor fragrance.

Baijiu is China's traditional distilled liquor. After the founding of new China, the name of Baijiu was used to replace the name of "used wine" or "kaoliang liquor". According to the record of the "complete chronicles of provinces and regions of the Republic of China" Festival: "in 1917, sorghum was used to make wine everywhere, which was called steamed wine. Baofeng produced more liquor, supplemented by other provinces, with an annual output of more than one million jin. Most sellers used Baofeng original liquor as their name."

Restore famous wine

1948 Baofeng County People's government once again resumed the production of Baofeng liquor, a famous Baijiu liquor factory in Baofeng county. It became the earliest liquor manufacturer in Henan province.

In 1956, Baofeng liquor was named Henan famous liquor. On October 14, 1973, Premier Zhou Enlai hosted a state banquet in Luoyang to entertain Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. When the main person in charge of the provincial Party committee asked what kind of wine to use, Premier Zhou Enlai wittily said: drink Baofeng Daqu, a famous wine from Henan!

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