Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum

Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum

Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum is a museum that has undergone strict approval by relevant national authorities. It is located at No. 69 Zhaofu Street, north of the Bell and Drum Towers on Beijing’s central axis. The two-story museum features understated decor, and its rich collection and exhibits showcase the 5,000-year-old civilization and history of liquor in the Chinese nation. It is China’s first comprehensive old liquor museum, as well as an exhibition-based museum representing the history of China across the nation. The old liquors in the museum are displayed by origin, and within each variety, they are arranged chronologically, offering a comprehensive view of regional and historical stylistic evolution. The museum currently houses over 1,300 varieties of liquor, including old liquors from the Kangxi, Daoguang, and Guangxu eras to the Republican period—all preserved with their original seals and wax seals. Additionally, there are 290 rare varieties from the early days of New China to the 1990s, many of which come from distilleries that no longer exist and are extremely scarce today. The museum boasts an extremely rich collection of cultural relics, spectacular exhibits, and strong research and promotional capabilities, making it an important venue for patriotic education.

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Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum was officially established on November 9, 2011. It is a museum dedicated to systematically showcasing the long-standing cultural history of the Chinese nation through old liquor. It integrates the collection, excavation, preservation, inheritance, and exhibition of cultural relics, systematically collecting precious artifacts that reflect ancient, modern, and contemporary Chinese history. It displays top-tier cultural relics of Chinese old liquor.

The basic exhibition of Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum focuses on Chinese old liquor. By organizing various thematic exhibitions related to history and cultural relics, as well as temporary exhibitions, permanent international exchange exhibitions, and donated item exhibitions in different formats, the museum systematically presents China’s long-standing historical liquor culture and outstanding national traditions to the public. It comprehensively showcases and promotes the great liquor history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation, introducing Chinese civilization and outstanding culture. Through high-level research in history, archaeology, cultural relic studies, and museology, the museum continuously enriches and deepens the public's understanding and recognition of historical culture, and advances the development of the museum industry.

Beijing Qianding Old Liquor Museum will also become an important venue in the capital’s central area for the public to enjoy high-quality cultural experiences.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development