Today, there are still popular stories among the people about "East Lake Willow, Xifeng Wine, and Women's Hands" (referring to the fact that many folk handicrafts are made by women). There are differe

Today, there are still popular stories among the people about "East Lake Willow, Xifeng Wine, and Women's Hands" (referring to the fact that many folk handicrafts are made by women). There are different opinions on when Xifeng wine was brewed. According to "Fengxiang County Wine Industry Chronicles": In the 20th century BC, the Gan family, a descendant of the Tian family in Yongzhou, began to brew rice wine and liquor. The famous medical book "Suwen. Treatise on Soup, Brewing and Liquor" contains a dialogue between the emperor and Qi Bo about the use of wine for medical treatment. After the immigrants of the Zhou Dynasty moved to Qi (Mountain) Yong (Yi), the old nomads turned to agricultural production. At that time, the level of agricultural production in Yongdi greatly exceeded that of the vassal states in the east that were mainly based on agriculture. The grain they produced was more than self-sufficient and was used for wine making. The development of the industry provided a solid material foundation, and other handicraft workshops, mainly in the wine industry, sprang up rapidly, and began to produce original and ancient brewing wine-鬯 (chang4) and Li (li3). Among the Western Zhou bronzes unearthed in Fengxiang County, there are a large number of drinking utensils, such as wine vessels, ? (lei3), [upper grain and lower vessels] (he2), as well as jues for heating wine and drinking glasses. , gourds, etc., as well as more exquisite pottery and jade wine utensils. The inscription on the Dameng Ding contains the record of "Xi (granted) to you, a piece of brine", and there is also a poem from the Zhou Dynasty that "makes wine for wine, and steams it for (bi4) to rent a concubine (bi3)". In the Fengxiang "Qin Gong No. 1" tomb excavated in 1986, many drinking utensils from the Spring and Autumn Period were also discovered. From the above historical facts, it can be seen that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the brewing industry in Yongdi had already taken shape. In the Qin Dynasty, artificial wine and drinking were more common, and the drinking customs were also very particular. There is a record in "Wine Book": "Dong Mugong of Qin attacked Jin and Hehe, and the general worked hard to brew the mash for a minute. Uncle Qian persuaded him, saying: 'Even if you throw a meter into the river, it will make wine.' So he threw it into the river, and the three armies were all This is the historical record of the story of Duke Mu of Qin "throwing wine into the river to work for his troops" after the Qin, Jin and Han Dynasties won the war. According to "Historical Records. Qin Benji": "Qin Mugong died of a good horse, and the barbarians captured and ate more than 300 people. The officials wanted to punish them, and the Duke said: 'A gentleman does not harm others with animals. I heard that "Eating horse meat without drinking alcohol will hurt people." Three hundred people were given wine and pardoned. When they heard that Qin was attacking Jin, they all fought to the north to repay the virtue of eating horses." This is the historical allusion of Qin Mu Gong giving wine to detoxify the "savages" who stole horses during the Spring and Autumn Period. Yu Xin, a native of Jiangzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, also reflected this matter in his article "Praise to Duke Mu of Qin for Drinking and Stealing Horses": "When a horse is stolen, Qin will not be angry. It will drink the wine first, but will be afraid of hurting others. If the neighboring soldiers attack the country, the brave invaders will invade Qin. So the thief also became a hero. "The wine used at that time was the ancient wine produced in Yongdi, which according to research is closely related to Xifeng wine.

According to "Tang Huiyao": In the third year of Yifeng of Tang Dynasty (678), Pei Xingjian, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, escorted Balus, the son of Persia, on his way back to his country along the Silk Road. When he was walking near Tingzitou west of Fengxiang County, he suddenly suddenly I found a bee and a butterfly lying on the ground beside the road. I felt strange and ordered the stationed county guard to find out the cause. When the county guard inquired along the way to Liulinpu, he found out that a brewing workshop had just produced a jar of aged wine from the underground. It was extremely mellow. It turned out that the smell of this wine was carried by the wind to the pavilion five miles southeast of Liulin Town. The bees and butterflies in this area were all too drunk to dance after hearing it, and they lay down one after another. The county guard immediately reported the truth to Pei Gong and sent the old wine to Pei Gong. When the waiter smelled the mellow smell of wine, he suddenly felt tired and rejuvenated. He impromptuly recited a poem: "Send me off to the pavilion. The bees are drunk and the butterflies do not dance. Three Yangs open up the country. Beautiful willow forest wine." When Pei Gong returned to the court, he ordered the county guard to transport the wine back to Chang'an and present it to Emperor Wenzong, who praised him. Since then, Liulin wine has been listed as a tribute with the reputation of "good spring wine, green and mellow". The wine was sold as far away as the Central Plains and to counties in the Western Regions along the Silk Road. Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, tasted the sweet flavor of this wine in Fengxiang during the "An-Shi Rebellion", and left the poem "The Han Dynasty was revived at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and I have been drinking too much in my life". It is said that when Emperor Zhaozong of the Song Dynasty entertained his courtiers at a banquet in Fengxiang, he fished for a meal and drank freely from Liulin wine. Li Maozhen and other courtiers got this mellow and sweet wine treasure, and drank it from a huge cup. They lingered and couldn't help themselves.

In the early Song Dynasty, there were many brewing workshops in Fengxiang City, and there were many brewers in the countryside. They were taxed according to the fixed age, and the tax profits were relatively large. The remaining profits collected will be used to support side expenses. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, official sales of music were implemented, which inhibited the development of the wine industry. The officials lost their profits and the people were inconvenienced.

In the seventh year of Jiayou's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (1062), when Su Dongpo was appointed as the signing judge of Fengxiang Mansion, he paid great attention to the development of Fengxiang's wine industry. He pointed out in the "Notary Affairs Book of Shanghan and Wei Dynasties" that Fengxiang was one of the famous counties in the country. As a place that produces Shaanxi's famous wines, if the development of the wine industry is restricted, the tax source will be lost, which will be a huge loss to the national finances. The imperial court adopted his suggestion and allowed folk to make koji and brew wine, and the official tax was collected, so Fengxiang's wine industry flourished. Liquor tax also became an important source of government revenue at that time. During Su Dongpo's tenure in Fengxiang, he diverted water from Fengxiang spring, moved bamboos to create flowers, planted willows and lotuses, added pavilions and pavilions, built terraces and pavilions, repaired East Lake, and built the famous "Happy Rain Pavilion". On the day of its completion, friends were invited to celebrate and celebrate. He drank wine in the pavilion and drank the fine wine from Liulin, and wrote the world-famous poem "The Story of Xiyu Pavilion". Su Dongpo also praised it with the beautiful line "The flowers are blooming, the wine is beautiful, and you are not drunk, come and see Leng Cuiwei on the south side" in the poem "Ren Yin Chongjiu, without predicting the meeting, I visited the monk pavilion of Pumen Temple alone, with a cup". Liulin wine still has ink marks on East Lake, and its reputation is growing day by day, so it is called "Fengxiang Laoquan".

In the Ming Dynasty, Fengxiang had “burning shops all over the place and the city was filled with fragrance”, and the brewing industry boomed. There were 48 brewing workshops in Liulin Town alone. Passers-by often "stop their cars when they know the smell, dismount when they smell the fragrance" and enjoy tasting Liulin's fine wine.

During the Xianfeng and Tongzhi years of the Qing Dynasty, wine-making workshops sprung up in Fengxiang County, Liulin Town and other places.

In the second year of Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty (1910), Xifeng Wine represented famous products in the Nanyang Industry Export Competition and won the silver medal.

In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), Xifeng Wine won the gold medal at the "Panama-Pacific Exposition" held in San Francisco, USA, and became famous. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), the Xifeng wine produced by Xingshengde Workshop won the second prize at the China Domestic Products Exhibition held in Shanghai. After that, Xifeng Wine became famous all over the world and was praised both at home and abroad.

In 1952 after liberation, Xifeng Liquor was called one of the four famous liquors (Mao, Lu, Feng and Fen) in the country at the first national wine appraisal meeting. After that, Xifeng Wine won many awards in various world and domestic competitions and became famous at home and abroad.

Xifeng wine is one of my country's ancient historical wines. It is a unique wine garden cultivated by the working people of Xifu with their wisdom and hard work over a long period of time. In the production practice and historical development of generations, through the accumulation of experience, summary and improvement, a complete set of brewing technology history, scientific and technological development history and wine culture history has been formed, which occupies an important position in the forest of Chinese fine wines. This is the Xifu people’s appreciation of the motherland’s culture. His significant contribution has added a brilliant chapter to the treasure house of wine culture of the Chinese nation.