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Notes from north China
North China’s Yellow River Valley is the cradle of Chinese civilization and the birthplace of traditional Chinese alcohols. The Neolithic Chinese Peiligang peoples currently claim the title of the world’s oldest known consumers of alcohol, with fossilized remains of their … Continue reading
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Tagged AB InBev, beer, Beijing, choujiu, cocktails, distillation, duanbei, Dukang, Erguotou, Fenjiu, Great Wall, guanbei, Harbin, Henan, huangjiu, Langjiu, light aroma, Paul Mathew, qingxiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Wild Goose, Xi'an, Xifengjiu, Xinghuacun, Xinxiang, Yanjing, Yongfeng
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Notes from east China
For the first time since starting this blog, my travels have taken me outside of baijiu country and into the land of the yellow wines, or huangjiu 黄酒. Huangjiu is an undistilled rice wine, among the most ancient of Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged Changyu, Chengangjiu, Fujian, Guyuelongshan, Hakka, huangjiu, Kuaijishan, Longyan, mijiu, Qingdao, Shandong, Shanghai, Shaoxing, tulou, Yantai, Yu the Great, Zhejiang
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