Glutinous Rice Sealed Vat Wine

Glutinous Rice Sealed Vat Wine

　　The birthplace of “Lao Xiu” brand Glutinous Rice Sealed Vat Wine — Chazhuang Village in Tianzhu Mountain Town — is a mountainous tourist town blessed with beautiful scenery and rich historical and cultural heritage. Chazhuang was once known as the homeland of tribute beverages, supplying tea exclusively to the Tianzhu Zen Temple (bestowed by Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty) and the Crown Prince’s Pavilion (where Liang Emperor Zhaoming, the Crown Prince, studied). The rice wine of Chazhuang has been produced since the Tang Dynasty, continuing all the way through to the post-liberation period. At the end of the Song Dynasty, anti-Yuan hero Liu Yuan made Tianzhu Mountain his base camp, gathering heroes from the Dabie Mountains to “discuss heroes over wine.” By the late 19th century, Tu Xiuying, a local from Chazhuang, ingeniously revived this traditional drink that had been brewed in small workshops and shops for centuries. With guidance from experts at Anhui Agricultural College, he improved the brewing process and incorporated modern environmental techniques, successfully producing the “Lao Xiu” brand Glutinous Rice Sealed Vat Wine. This achievement not only revitalized a traditional product but also greatly enriched the tourism commodity market around Tianzhu Mountain.