Moutai , Wuliangye , Guo Jiao 1573 , Jian Nan Chun，PENFOLDS 518
Do you know the different types of grains that are used in the brewing of Wuliangye? They are wheat, rice, corn, sorghum and glutinous rice. In 1915, Mr Deng Zi Jun brought Wuliangye and travelled all the way to San Francisco to take part in the Panama Pacific International Exposition and eventually won the gold medal.
The “Chun Yang Dong” is one of the three natural liquor caves in Luzhou Laojiao, which is mentioned in a story about Lu Dongbin in one of the Chinese myths (figure 3). The cave is located at the intersection of the Yangtze river and the Tuojiang river, where the natural airflow and the water particles in the air make the air very suitable for liquor storage. To enter the cave, you need to put on a special clothing to avoid static electricity and electronic products are prohibited to avoid sparks. The wine jars in the cave are made of clay and are sealed tight with special paper. The jars are filled with 85 degrees of Yuan Jiao Jiu, its years and thickness of the bacterial wine are indicated on the jar. A name tag will be put on when the jar has been ordered by clients and among them are quite a number of famous celebrities as well.
Chateau Qiankun is a multi-purpose site comprising of a golf course, a business school and an underground cellar. Looking at this magnificent and splendid cellar is like being in an European palace and the instant impact of this magnificent place on all your senses is huge. The most amazing part of this place is the golf course (Fig. 1) because directly underneath it, is the grand Chateau Qiankun! Chateau Qiankun is not only a place to store high-end customized liquor but also a high-end auction venue. The liquors that are displayed by the sides are so valuable that you will appreciate the sight of such a treasure.
The area in Wuliangye is open to tourists thus everyone can go and visit the place. The place combined scenery and the distillery into one attraction Its beautiful environment won the “Contemporary Chinese architectural art exhibition” award on the 12th World Congress of Architecture. Now, it becomes the cultural tourism in Sichuan too.
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.
