Li BaiA superstar of romantic poetry in the Tang Dynasty, known as"Poetry Immortal".His uninhibited personality and outstanding poetic talent have become a monument in the history of Chinese literature.
His poetry is full of talent, the amount of wine is amazing, and he has tasted all the best wines in the world in his life. So,What kind of wine did this literary giant love? Does there something unique about it in his glass, refreshing?
Li Bai, a "poet immortal" who has sung for the ages, his soaring and domineering poems are in line with his life trajectory, which is fascinating. However, in addition to the reputation of "poet fairy".Li Bai's other nickname, "Wine Fairy", is more inhibitive about his romantic and uninhibited personality.
Li Bai's so-called "one bucket of poems and a hundred articles".It is because of his infinite love for wine that in Chang'an City, he often borrows wine to kill his sorrows, drinks all day and night, and falls asleep peacefully on the restaurant bench after getting drunk.
Once Tang Xuanzong came to the palace and wanted to summon him to the palace to meet him, but he was already drunk and unconscioushad to vaguely call himself a "fairy in wine".
This scene was remembered by Du Fuhas achieved the eternal swan song "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking"., and passed Li Bai's profligate lifestyle as a good story.
If you say that Li Bai is so addicted to alcoholIt is entirely for the purpose of dispelling sorrow or shaping the temperament of the literatiThat is inevitably biased, in fact, the meaning of wine to Li Bai is much more than that.
In his opinion, wine and poetry are inseparable, as the so-called "wine and poetry".His belief in the power of wine to inspire poetry is evidenced by his poems.
Taking Li Bai's eternal swan song "Will Enter the Wine" as an example, the whole poem is very rich in the atmosphere of a drinking party。"Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon".At the beginning, the theme is said, the things of life, when you are proud, you must have fun and enjoy yourself, and you can't waste it in vain.
Zhan Jingxian said that Li Bai "has not had many good times in his life, but he can infinitely extend the flight of his soul".This is exactly what wine has given him the power of. Therefore, Li Bai would call out to his friends, ask them to dance and sing, and drink together. What a fiery picture!
Li Bai used the intention of wine to create a grand feast in his imagination, which shows that wine is of great significance to his poetry creationIt can greatly stimulate his imagination, break the shackles of reality, and push his poetry to a higher realm.
Li Bai has a work of drinking alone, and he also has words of joy when drinking with others. In his life of worrying about the country and the people, ideals and reality, Meijiu has become his most loyal confidant.
It can make him forget his worries, search for the poetry in the depths of his heart, and it can also achieve the self that Li Bai admires the mostAn uninhibited, chic and dignified "fairy in wine".
"The vast ancient trees are even poor alleys, and ordinary people are also romantic"., Li Bai with the broadest mind, integrated himself into the world, and literature shone brightly because of him.
Thanks to the wine, it has given the "poet fairy" a transcendent artistic conceptionIt also enabled him to live up to his glory and sing to his heart's content in the boundless life of the wind and moon!
Li Shizhen recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".Distilled liquor originated in the Yuan DynastyIt is steamed with strong liquor and dregs, and then the liquid condensed after vaporization is collected.
This technique purifies the wine that has deterioratedIt is also used to make today's common liquor with glutinous rice and japonica rice as raw materialsThe soju described by Li Shizhen is very similar to today's baijiu.
However, the ancient use of the term "shochu" is not certain to refer to distilled spirits in the modern sense"Baijiu" is also mentioned in Tang Dynasty documents, but its exact meaning is still debated, and it may only refer to other liquors such as rice wine.
Some experts have speculated that baijiu may have occurred in the Western Xia era with reference to the murals of the Yulin Grottoes in Gansu Province, but this view is doubtful, and the development of ancient Chinese science and technology was limited to the accumulation of experienceEven when distillation technology is present, the range of applications can be extremely narrow.
At present, it is recognized by the academic communityThe prosperity of China's liquor industry was largely due to the technology imported from the West during the Yuan DynastyAnd innovated on this basis.
Regarding the origin of ancient distillation technology, it is generally believed that it originated fromMiddle east.
However, archaeological finds of bronze stills in the Han Dynasty in China show thatThe possible origins of distillation technology may be much older than thatThe discovery of this type of distiller suggests that there may have been a rudiment of distillation technology in China much earlier.
In the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the development of social economy and the progress of science and technology,Distillation technology has come a long wayThe winemaking industry of this period went hand in hand with the development of distillation technology.
The improvement of distillation technology has made the brewing process more exquisiteThe resulting wine, in turn, has led to the further development of distillation technology.
At that time, the poetry of literati such as Du Fu and Li Bai often praised wineAlthough the liquor they praise is most likely not distilled liquorRather, there are other types such as rice wine or sake, but these liquors played an important role in Tang culture.
Entering the Yuan and Ming dynasties, with the frequent cultural exchanges between China and the West, China's brewing industry ushered in a new changeThe production of baijiu greatly enriched the variety of liquor, and at the same time influenced the subject matter and style of literary creation.
With its unique mellow flavor, baijiu has gradually become one of the representatives of Chinese liquor culture.
In ancient China, the development of winemaking technology has gone through a long historical period, among which rice wine and sorghum wine are the most representative traditional liquors.
The brewing process of rice wine can be traced back to the Zhou DynastyThe production process includes:Soaking, steaming, cooling, fermentation and other stepsEach step has a significant impact on the final flavor.
Sorghum wine is the main type of wine in northern ChinaFamous for their unique taste and aroma, these two wines are not only loved by Chinese people, but also an important part of Chinese culture.
With the opening of the Silk Road,Wine was gradually introduced to China as a foreign wineIts introduction has brought new inspiration and technology to the Chinese brewing industry, making China's brewing process more rich and diverse.
Wine production requires delicate viticultural techniques and strict fermentation controlThe introduction of these new technologies has undoubtedly had a positive impact on the traditional Chinese winemaking process.
In modern times, with the continuous progress of science and technology and the rapid development of society, people's demand and taste for alcohol are constantly changing and improving.
In order to adapt to this trend, China's brewing industry is also constantly innovating and developing, for exampleThe liquor industry began to adopt modern production equipment and management methodsIn order to improve production efficiency and product quality.
At the same time, a variety of new types of alcohol, such as liquor and beer, are gradually favored by consumers.
In addition, the inheritance and development of Chinese liquor culture is also inseparable from the protection and promotion of traditional culture, and many regions have declared local traditional liquor making techniquesIntangible cultural heritageThrough festivals and workshops, more people can understand and come into contact with these valuable cultural heritages.
Traditional wine-making techniques such as rice wine and sorghum wine have a long history; The introduction of wine has opened a new chapter in China's winemaking industry. Each of these wines has its own characteristicsTogether, they constitute the foundation of the successive accumulation of Chinese wine culture.
To this day,We must not only nurture these excellent traditions, but also continue to innovateSo that the Chinese wine culture can be endlessly new in the changes of the times.
In today's fast-paced society, we need to re-examine the way we liveLooking for a balanced and harmonious attitude to lifeLike Li Bai, live your own life, not stick to the world's vision, and pursue the true feelings of your heart.
Just as Li Bai takes wine as his companion and poetry as his soulWe also need to inherit and carry forward the wisdom of those ancient civilizationsUse modern scientific means to interpret and inherit these precious cultural heritages.