What should we say when we drink with Japanese and Korean friends? (2)

Wonderful enjoyment makes it impossible for us to live without Shaoxing Wine

China, Japan and South Korea have a long history of wine culture, and Japanese wine culture is deeply influenced by Chinese wine culture. Japanese wine and Chinese wine are similar in raw materials, brewing methods, classification standards and drinking methods. Shaoxing wine is very popular in Japan and Korea. Japan is the largest overseas market of Shaoxing Huangjiu. Mellow and healthy Shaoxing wine with low alcohol content, is deeply loved by Japanese people.

At the 25th Shaoxing Huangjiu Festival last year, the president of Miyashita Sake Brewery said that Shaoxing is the hometown of sake. About 3000 years ago, Chinese culture spread to Japan, and Shaoxing wine also spread to Japan along with culture. Although there are differences between Japanese sake and Shaoxing Huangjiu after 3000 years, he firmly believes that their history is linked together. He brought their company's products to the Huangjiu Industry Expo and he said Shaoxing is the capital of Huangjiu in the world.

Last year, Japan's NHK television station made a special trip to Shaoxing, the capital of wine, to shoot a series of documentaries. The TV crew, directed by Koji Yasumoto, went to China Huangjiu Museum, the First Distillery of the Huangjiu Industrial Park, the Central Warehouse of Gu Yue Long Shan, old streets of Shaoxing and bustling taverns to record the origin of wine, the brewing process of wine and people life.

In the One Belt, One Road Business Conference held by China, Japan and South Korea last year, as a key participant and promoter of China-Japan-ROK cooperation, Japanese former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tasted Shaoxing Huangjiu. And he said that it was his first visit to Shaoxing where he drank authentic Shaoxing Huangjiu which was really delicious. "I'm looking forward to coming to Shaoxing again to drink authentic Huangjiu. "