Were there any drinks besides wine and tea in ancient China?

Flesh, an ancient daily drink. Slightly inferior to tea and wine, but the history is older than tea. In the Zhou Dynasty, it was one of the "six kinds of drinks". It is a kind of rice juice that is lighter than wine, and it is also used to accompany meals at banquets. Since then, "pulp" has been used to refer to all kinds of mashed drinks, such as sugarcane juice. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, many people were engaged in selling pulp. In ancient life, pulp was as important as rice and wine. The most common pulp in later generations is soybean milk. In ancient books, water and syrup are often combined, and wine is called "nectar of jade liquid", vulgar people are also called "people who drive cars to sell syrup", and people who are indignant are called "water and syrup don't enter the mouth". "Book of Rites. Quli: "The wine pulp is positive." Kong Ying Da's book: "The wine pulp is on the right, and the humble guests are either wine or pulp, and the distinguished guests leave the wine pulp." "Book of Rites. "Duke Tan": "I held the funeral of my loved ones, and the water didn't enter my mouth for seven days." "Chu song. Evocation: "China people's sense of proportion is both ancient and elegant." "Historical records. "Legend of Xinling Jun": "Gong Xue is hidden in the pulp seller." "Han Shu" quoted "Song of Sacrifice to the Suburb": "Taizong Zhejiang analyzes the headland of the DPRK." Yan Shigu's note: "Drink from the willing, and keep your word. Ganzhe pulp can solve the North Korean problem. " Sugarcane is sugarcane. "Taiping Guangji" Volume 50 quoted Pei Hang: "I was near Lanqiao Post, and I was very thirsty, so I asked for a drink."

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In ancient Greece and Rome, barley beer was the most popular. China also brewed beer in ancient times.