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In the development of China culture, why did China's "wine table culture" remain?

Nowadays, wine table culture is more about discussing its bad habits. People talk about wine table culture to some extent. Derogatory? Some people think that this culture should be abandoned, others think that it is a traditional culture, so why can the wine table culture survive so far? In fact, wine table culture began to spread in the Xia and Zhou Dynasties, and it was established together with the etiquette of drinking ceremony culture for thousands of years. In the feudal period, the rulers regarded it as a system of dividing the three, six and nine grades, and later it became the guiding role of entertainment. Because the development of wine culture has grown stronger and stronger, it has been passed down by future generations.

First, the origin of wine table culture The history of wine table culture should originate from wine culture, and the development of wine culture originated from Xia and Shang Dynasties. Because of the advanced brewing technology, the Chinese nation took the lead in opening up the wine culture. The Zhou dynasty began to carry forward the wine culture, and even an official position specializing in wine making appeared in the court. The etiquette system of Zhou Dynasty also corresponded to the etiquette of wine table culture, which had a very strict hierarchy at that time.

Second, the development of wine table culture began with the drinking ceremony in the Zhou Dynasty, and later generations began to develop wine culture. The Zhou Dynasty paid attention to the strict hierarchy of wine table culture, which was also strengthened and deepened by the rulers of later generations. It not only had the characteristics of each dynasty in the seating arrangement of wine tables, the choice of drinking utensils and the norms of drinking etiquette. The development of wine table culture has experienced several developments from Shang Dynasty to Ming and Qing Dynasties and then to modern times. Origin of Shang Dynasty, prohibition of alcohol in Spring and Autumn Period, Qin and Han Dynasties. With the development of brewing technology in the Three Kingdoms period, everyone can drink. Then came the prosperity and development of the Tang Dynasty, the improvement of brewing technology in the Song Dynasty, the transformation of essential products in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the wine table culture gradually penetrated into all aspects of society. Wine table culture has changed from the initial activities of royalty and nobility to folk activities.

Third, the inheritance of wine table culture Today, wine table culture has been preserved as a special cultural form. Wine culture permeates all aspects of our lives. As the earliest entertainment, it is still passed down by later generations, and it also embodies its own charm. Wine table culture naturally has its dross, but as far as the development history of Chinese wine culture is concerned, it has become an indispensable part of people's daily life. I can only say that I should keep my rationality and be alert to its bad side.