1、WINE CULTURE,文化,白酒 （Chinese liquor),Chinese liquor,which is one of the six world famous spirits(the other five being brandly （白兰地）,wiskey（威士忌）rum(朗姆酒）vodka（伏特加）and gin（杜松子酒）it has a more complicated production methold and can be made from various staples-broomcorn（高粱）corn（玉米）rice and wheat. There ar
2、e four possibilities varing from the Eastern Han Dynasty,Tang Dynasty,Song Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty,but most people tend to agree that it actually dates from the Song Dynasty.,黄酒（Yellow wine）,As one of worlds ancient wines- Yellow wine,is unique and traditionnal in China,with a histrory going back so
3、me 5000 years,it is renowned（著名的）for its yellow color and luster（光泽）,made from rice and sticky rice,the alcohol content is usually 10-15persent.After the fermentation process,the wine has a wild appeal and is ofen used for culinany（厨房的，烹饪的）purpose as well as a beverage,the most popular brands of yel
4、low wine are made in shaoxing,zhejiang province and in guangdong,果子酒（fruit wine）,Fruit wine is mainly made from grapes（葡萄）pears,oranges,litchis（荔枝）sugarancane（甘蔗）,howthorn（山楂）,berries（浆果）,and waxbenrries（杨梅） and all are quite palatable（美味可口的）. That apes brewed wines based on the natural fermetation（
5、发酵） of fruits.while the man-made appeared later.,综合性酒精饮料,The drinks are created from wine and spirits to which has been added the zest or fragrances from fruits,hebsor flowers,more exotic or medicinal concotions can contain other plant or even animal derrivatives,these blends include wines and medic
6、inal beverages with a very wide range of aromas,flavops and benefits in which the various level of alcohol and sugar content help to produce styles that are so unique to China.the craft of medical practitioners from ancient times has been well documented,and there are many books detailing the art an
7、d metholds of producing day-to-day Chinese life and medicines such as tiger bone liquor,wolfberry wine,ginseng-alter wine,etc.are still produced and contribute to the extensive repertoire of treatments cuailable.,啤酒（beer）,Unlike spirits and many wines,beer has much lower alcohol content and is most
8、commonly made from barly,and hops.Athough beer has not produced in China until the early 20th century,the histrorical records show that as far back as 3200 years ago a light sweet wine named L was made using malted barly,it took time for beer to become widely accepted by the Chinese people,but in modern China,there is a thriving brewing industry and today there are many brands of quality beers which have become well-known and appreciated by beer drinkers both at home and abroad.,
