The origin of Maotai Town.
In ancient times, there was a portrayal of "Sichuan salt traveled to Guizhou, and Qin merchants gathered in Maotai." The thousand-year-old ancient town - Maotai Town, Kweichow.
According to records: In ancient times, the Puxi tribe lived in the ancient Maotai land, where mulberry trees covered the mountains and plains. Hence the name "Ma Sang Bay". Later, a pure spring was discovered on the east bank of the Chishui River. The Puxi tribe built a square well to facilitate drinking by pedestrians. It was so popular that over time, people called this place "Sifang Well" instead of "Sifang Well". Masan Bay"
Since then, human activities along the river have been frequent and gradually developed. In the past dynasties, Puli people built earthen platforms behind the streets, erected light poles to worship their ancestors, and showed their respect for their ancestors who cleared wasteland and grass. They used to call it "Maotai", and Maotai got its name from then on. The place is famous and popular, and a large number of Puli people have settled here.
During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, productivity in the Yelang area improved.
After the Yuan Dynasty, villages, villages, pings and departments were established at the county level, and then it was officially named "Maotai Village". Later it was also called "Maocun".
In the Ming Dynasty, the Longevity Palace was built on Maotai Street, and an extremely rare half bridge was built outside the palace. Local residents and passing merchants crossed the half bridge to go to the palace to offer incense and worship Buddha, so people also called Maotai Street. It is called "Half Bridge". ?
After the Ming Dynasty, Maotai became increasingly wealthy and prosperous, and nine large temples were built on both sides of the Chishui River. Among them, Guanyin Temple and King Yu’s Palace housed three bronze drums of the Eastern Han Dynasty (one has been unearthed). Therefore, It is also called Sangu Temple, so Maotai Village is also called "Yundu Town".
In the 10th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745), Zhang Guangsi, governor of Guizhou, requested that the Chishui River channel be dug and the boat channel opened. Sichuan salt was transported through the Chishui River and reached the shore at Maotai, which was called "Ren'an" and became one of the four major ports of Sichuan salt entering Guizhou. Due to the smooth flow of water and land, merchants from all over the world gathered, caravans and boats carrying salt came in an endless stream, and the market prospered. It became a prosperous market town where "Sichuan salt traveled to Guizhou, and Qin merchants gathered in Maotai", and "households only stored wine to sell, and ships carried a lot of salt". The main distribution center for supplies in northern Guizhou. Therefore, it was once renamed "Yishang Town", or "Yizhen" for short. But in the end, people were accustomed to calling Maotai and it was difficult to change, so it was changed to "Maotai Town" again.
Maotai Town is a town under the jurisdiction of Renhuai City, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. Located on the banks of the Chishui River, it is the choke point for water and land transportation between Sichuan and Guizhou. It is located in the northwest of the Guizhou Plateau, on the north side of the western section of the Dalu Mountains, bordering Zunyi to the north and southern Sichuan to the south. In the lush riverside area, there are the "Red Army Martyrs Cemetery" and the "Red Army Crossing the River Monument". Chishui River navigation runs through the entire territory, and Renlin, Maodan, Maoxi, and Zunmao highways converge here. It is an important hub connecting Sichuan and Guizhou and a passage connecting the historical city of Zunyi and the national scenic spot Chishui.
Maotai Town has always been a famous town in northern Guizhou. It is hidden in the unique benevolence of Guizhou with its mountains. The Chishui River running through it is not only beautiful in brewing, but also majestic and magnificent. famous.
Surrounded by mountains and flowing water, it forms a special natural environment with moderate air humidity, low wind speed, short sunshine, short frost period and small temperature difference. It is known as a Feng Shui treasure land for brewing fine wine. Climate, soil, water quality and microorganisms in the air play a decisive role in the formation of the unique flavor of wine. The unique climate and natural resources make Maotai Town famous for its natural wine cellars. Therefore, it is known as the "Heart of Liquor," "China's No. 1 Liquor Town", one of China's important liquor producing areas, and the core area of China's Liquor Capital. .
Thousands of years of continuous brewing activities have created the sensitivity of the people in Maotai Town to the seasonal selection of the brewing process. The brewing process tells the story of the mysterious millennium wine town with its intoxicating taste.