Tanggou Daqu

Tanggou Daqu

　　Tanggou Daqu

　　Tanggou Daqu originated during the Northern Song Dynasty and gained fame in the late Ming Dynasty. According to the Haizhou Annals, as early as the Song Dynasty, there were already distilleries in the Tanggou area, reaching a peak of 13. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Tanggou Daqu was exported to Japan and Southeast Asia via the Yinfuji merchant house in Binhai County at the time, and Tanggou liquor began to be widely noticed.

　　In the 37th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1697 AD), Hong Sheng, the renowned playwright and author of the opera “The Palace of Eternal Life,” traveled north to Qufu in Shandong to meet his fellow playwright Kong Shangren. On his way, he passed through the ancient town of Tanggou. After tasting the fine liquor of Tanggou, he wrote the famous line: “Southern Tanggou wine, its fragrance wafts ten miles once the jar is opened.” The story quickly became widely celebrated, and Tanggou Daqu gained even greater renown. For hundreds of years, Tanggou Daqu has been acclaimed across China for its characteristics of being “mellow, sweet, richly aromatic, with a long-lasting aftertaste and no dryness after drinking.” It stands out uniquely in the splendid history of Chinese wine culture and is deeply loved and favored by consumers.