Moutai , Wuliangye , Guo Jiao 1573 , Jian Nan Chun，PENFOLDS 518
The Wuliangye headquarter building is like a book that is curled from the sides, implying that it is an enterprising organization with endless volume of knowledge and innovation. The statue at the gate of the headquarter is made up of 15 heads, which are arranged in the geographical shape of the Seven Continents and constitute an unfolding flat world. The combination of these two elements symbolizes the broad and ambitious mind of the Wuliangye people’s vision towards the world.
The things that are truly valuable will not be buried in the sands of time. Instead, they become the precious Cultural Heritages in history. There are more than 10,000 of the pits scattered throughout Luzhou with some aged pits that are more than 1,000 hundred years old. Luzhou Laojiao pits have had 400 years of history, its value of cultural relics is comparable to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. In addition, it has even been recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the World Cultural Heritage.
This Chinese baijiu exhibition museum is located in Renhuai Moutai distillery. It covers an area of 3000 square meters and has more than one pavilion which it contains a collection of the plaques, works of paintings and calligraphies, cultural relics and many more. It also shows the development process of the Chinese baijiu and its related allusions in terms of Chinese politics, economy, culture, and historical folktales. The brilliance and essence of China’s 5,000 years of baijiu culture are concentrated in the museum. In 1999 the museum was named the Shanghai Guinness Best.
Moutai town is a historical place filled with rich culture. It combines the ancient culture, the Long March and this famous Chinese baijiu. The northern shore of the Chishui river is the Pedestrian Street where it is the most prosperous and bustling place in Moutai town. There is the 1915 square to commemorate the year which the Moutai baijiu won the award in the Panama Exposition. This square is located along the streets whereby it displays the full cultural history of Moutai.
Anyone who can come to Moutai town must have some form of bonding and connection with this Chinese liquor. The beautiful Chishui river runs through the panoramic view of the Moutai town where the water is important to the making of the baijiu. Passing through the Guo Jiu gate, it is like entering a huge Moutai museum. The fragrance of Moutai is diffused everywhere; in the mountains, the water and even in the stones. The whole town is surrounded by the aromatic fragrance of Moutai baijiu and with its beautiful country scenery, it is like a fairyland on Earth.
