Recently,Shandong Provincial Department of Culture was approved by  Shandong provincial government to announce the fourth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list. Declared byTaishan Wine Group Co.,Ltd, the “Traditional Brewing Techniques of TaishanLiquor” project was selected into the list because of its rich cultural connotation and exquisite wine making skills.

Intangible cultural heritage is a traditional culture and cultural space with various forms which are inherited by the people of all ethnic groups from generation to generation and related to the well-being of the masses. Chinese liquor is one of the most important intangible cultural heritage of the nation, the quintessence of Chinese culture, the oldest processing industry in the world,and a traditional industry characteristic culture taking the culture as the core value.

Wine, as a kind of culture, has a close relationship with Taishan. Taishan Wine Culture has along and profound history. It can be traced back to the Dawenkou Culture Period. The unearthed wine cultural relics in the Dawen River witnessed the history of Taishan Wine.

The company has a glorious historyof more than 70 years due tothe inheritance and innovation of traditional brewing techniques of TaishanLiquor. Taishan wine brewing techniques have a complete inheritance pedigree.As the main inheritance unit of the traditional brewing techniques of TaishanWine, the company developed from a small brewery to the leading one of Shandong wine industry from generation to generation with 70-year unremitting efforts.From the small brewing workshop which was selected into the Shanghai GreatWorld Guinness, the acquisition of pure solid-state fermentation signs, and then to the high-tech grafting of space breeding, Taishan wine traditional brewing techniques continuously innovate and develop.

The selection manifests that the company pays high attention to the intangible cultural heritage protection. The inheritance of traditional brewing techniques not only ensures the quality of Taishan Wine, but also plays an essential role in promoting the Taishan wine culture and traditional Chinese culture.

Time:2016-04-28

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