Production history of Yandongguan Wujiapi wine

The hometown of Wujiapi wine is Yandongguan (now Meicheng Town, Jiande) in Gu Yan, Zhejiang. Backed by the majestic Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort, Lingyun and the South-North Twin Towers, it faces the Sanjiangkou where the clear Xin 'an River meets the Lanjiang River and Fuchun River. Meicheng Yandongguan has a long history of brewing and a rich wine culture. As early as the Song Dynasty, the "small sprinkling wine" produced in Yanzhou had been sold to Lin 'an. There is a story in Luo Dajing's "He Lin Yu Lu" in the Song Dynasty, which mentions the small sprinkling spring wine, which shows that the chic spring wine was a famous wine at that time.

Yandongguan is the birthplace of Acanthopanax senticosus, which is recorded in historical documents such as Jiande County Records, jiande city Traffic Records and Meicheng Town Records. Nine fishermen in Yandongguan area have been working in the wind and rain for a long time, which can help them fight against the wind and rain. Wujiapi wine has the fitness function of dispelling wind, removing dampness and relieving fatigue, and has always enjoyed a high reputation among fishermen and folk. From the legend of "Li Taibai drunk in Zhujiangshi" to the publication of Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, there are simple written records of Wujiapi wine, which proves that Wujiapi wine has a long history of brewing among Han people in Yanzhou. However, like a dystocia baby, she has been pregnant among the people for more than 1000 years. It was not until the second year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1863) that a Huizhou drug dealer named Zhu came to Yandongguan, obtained the secret recipe of Wujiapi wine from the people, and set up a workshop here for mass production, which made Wujiapi wine famous. Subsequently, various Wujiapi wines came into being, and various brands competed for each other. Yandongguan Wujiapi wine is sold by ship at Yandongguan Wharf.