History and Culture of Jiujiang Town

I. It was named due to the fact that there were nine river surges flowing into the Xijiang River within the territory of Jiujiang in the early days.

Two, Jiujiang territory has a number of rivers and chutes. The ancient people to "nine" to generalize "more", and take the township name of Jiujiang.

Three, outside the ridge, Zhenjiang water, Huangshui River, Wu Xi, Greedy Spring are famous Sichuan, convergence of the masses into the sea, such as Xunyang of the nine schools, the Vietnamese name for the nine rivers.

Four, "Nanhai Jiujiang Township" "Jiujiang Rulin Township" records, the name of Jiujiang, from the West River downstream of Jiujiang Dayang River section, the ancient "Jiujiang Dayang Bay" that is, today's Evening Hill (commonly known as "Tantan Shah") on the upper and lower reaches of the nearby section of the river.

Note: Jiujiang does not have a "Ru" an abbreviation, only individuals in the Jiujiang forum or oral rumors, the official did not recognize! Jiujiang (Jiujiang town dialect) is the unique language of Jiujiang town, has its own unique vocabulary and grammar, pronunciation is also different from Cantonese, is an indispensable culture of Jiujiang.

Jiujiang dialect is a precious and unique Cantonese dialect left to us by the last few generations, which is different from the pure Cantonese and has a unique flavor, as the saying goes, the accent of the township does not change, the township feeling remains unchanged. The orthodox pronunciation of Jiujiang dialect has been forgotten by many Jiujiang people. As the culture on the lips of our Jiujiang people, we need to take action to protect the culture of Jiujiang dialect. Jiujiang Dragon Boat is usually sunk under water and buried in mud to prevent wood decay. Every year on the eve of the dragon boat activities will be "dragon", the dragon boat from the submerged soil dug out, and then clean the dragon head, dragon tail, lacquer refurbishment, preparation tools, jewelry. On the day of the event, before dawn, the dragon head and tail are mounted, and then "picking the green" is carried out. After sunrise, the dragon boat dressed up, in the Jiujiang Wei Chung section of the cruise back and forth performance, known as the "dragon tour". The next day, the fellowship of the dragon boat get together to race, compete for the high standard, each other colorful flags, each other to the village to visit, invited to eat dragon boat dinner. After the dinner, the dragon boats in the river, paddling in the river, send each other off, commonly known as "send the deed", there is a row until late at night before the end of the day. Activities generally last 2-3 days, there are a few consecutive days. After the end, the dragon boat will be buried in the water.

Jiujiang dragon boat paddling is not in the Dragon Boat Festival, but in the National Day. (May Day Labor Day in Shatou Dragon Boat Race) in Jiujiang, Shatou, Ming and Qing dynasties have been very popular in the Dragon Boat Rowing Dragon Boat. During the Republic of China period, the dragon boat activity changed in the autumn cool early session, farming a little rest in August and September. After the victory in the Anti-Japanese War, the location of the October 10 dragon boat; after the founding of New China, the October 1 dragon, dragon boat race to celebrate the National Day, Dragon Boat Festival is no longer paddling dragon boat. Jiujiang double-distilled wine - Hong Kong's advertising sung to the streets, is the Marlboro of alcohol.

Jiujiang double-distilled wine was created in the early years of the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, almost 200 years ago. Over the past two centuries, Jiujiang double-distilled liquor has gradually developed a unique brewing technique, thanks to the hard work and wisdom of several generations of Jiujiang's forefathers. It is mainly made of rice, rice, soybeans made of wine, the use of renewed steaming rice, re-fermentation, cooling distillation, wine storage, old meat brewing immersion, carefully blended, filtered and packaged brewing method, with "jade clean and ice clear, black bean aroma is pure, mellow and smooth and sweet, the aftertaste of the sweet and refreshing," the unique style.

The traditional brewing technique of Jiujiang double-distilled wine is nurtured under the unique ecological environment and humanistic conditions of Jiujiang in the South China Sea, with distinctive regional cultural characteristics. Thanks to the favorable local climate along the Xijiang River, the fresh water quality and the unique brewing technology, the people of Jiujiang brew high-quality rice wine suitable for drinking under the climatic conditions of Lingnan. The history of the development of the traditional brewing technique of Jiujiang double-distilled wine is not only a history of the professional development of the Jiujiang wine industry in Nanhai since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also a history of the development of handicrafts, commerce and trade in Nanhai, as well as a part of the history of the development of the Lingnan culture, and a testimony to the difficult course of the Chinese people's overseas attempts to survive.

The traditional brewing technique of Jiujiang double-distilled wine, like other traditional techniques in China, embodies the spirit of originality inherited from the Chinese nation. This spirit, along with the uninterrupted domestic sales and exports of Jiujiang double-distilled wine, has built up a cultural influence that transcends time and space, which establishes that Jiujiang's traditional double-distilled wine brewing technique has precious historical, scientific, humanistic, folklore, economic and social values.

In 1952, 12 distilleries in Jiujiang Township formed a joint venture, which became the predecessor of Jiujiang Distillery and the sole inheritor of the Jiujiang double-distilled liquor brewing technique. Since its development, the annual output of Jiujiang double-distilled wine is more than 40,000 tons, which is sold well in the province, Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hainan and even Chinatown in Europe and America.