中国酒文化-英文

ChineseWineCultureReporter:XuwenxianMajor:GeographyNO.:2013207050005WinehasalonghistoryofthousandsofyearsinchinaandplaysanimportantroleintheChinesedailylife.Chinesepeoplehadknownhowtobrewwinethousandsofyearsago.Asaspecialformofculture，WinehasoccupiedaspecialpositionintraditionalChineseculture.Chinesepeoplehavedeepfeelingsforwine.InChina,thewinehasalreadypermeatedmanyfieldsofthesociety,justlikesalt,italmostbecometheChineseindispensablenecessity.ContentsTheoriginofChinesewineClassificationofwineTheusageofChinesewineThestoriesaboutwineConclusion1、TheoriginofChinesewineTherearemanydifferentlegendsabouttheoriginofthewineinChina.Accordingtothehistoricalrecords,ChinesewinehistorycanbetracedbacktotheShangDynasty,anditissaidthatisDuKang,anemperorofXiaDynastyinancientChina,whoinventedthewinethousandsofyearsago.DuKangmadegreatcontributionstothekaoliangwinebrewingmethodsandhewashonoredasthewineoriginatorandJiuShengbyChinese.《短歌行》--曹操对酒当歌，人生几何？譬如朝露，去日苦多。慨当以慷，忧思难忘。何以解忧？唯有杜康。青青子衿，悠悠我心。但为君故，沈吟至今。呦呦鹿鸣，食野之苹。我有嘉宾，鼓瑟吹笙。明明如月，何时可掇？忧从中来，不可断绝。越陌度阡，枉用相存。契阔谈咽，心念旧恩。月明星稀，乌鹊南飞。绕树三匝，何枝可依。山不厌高，海不厌深，周公吐哺，天下归心。MonkeymakeswineDukangmakeswineLegendsofOriginofBrewingAlcoholicBeverages2、ClassificationofwineTherearevarietiesofmethodstoclassifywineinchina.Generallyspeaking,themostpopularclassificationmethodsofChinesewinearewinebrewingprocess,alcoholconcentration,andbusinesspractices.Forinstance,Chinesewinecanbedividedintothreebasiccategoriesaccordingtothetechniqueinvolvedinbrewingprocess.Thethreetypesaredistilledspirits,fermentedwine,andliqueur.Besides,onthebasisofcommercialpractices,theChinesewinecanbeclassifiedintowhitewine,yellowricewine,fruitwine,grapewineandbeer.Chinesepeopleinventedwinethousandsofyearsago;winehasalonghistoryinchina.However,inancientChina,therewereonlyfewtypesofwineduetothelimitedbrewingtechnologyandlowoutputofgrain.Peoplemadethewinebasedontheirexperienceandthewineproductionscalewasrelativelysmall.Lateralongwiththedevelopmentofdistillingandbrewingtechniques,winehasbecomeamoreordinarydrinkinchinaandmoreandmorevarietiesofwinehavebeenbrewed,aswellasmanycustomsconcerningwine.whitewinemedicatedwineBeeryellowwinefruitwineSeveralkindsofwineSeveralfamousbrandsofwine•Maotai•Five-Grainliquor•LuzhouLiquor•GujingTributeWine•GrapeWineoftheGreatWall3、TheusageofChinesewineInancientchina,theproductionofwineislimitedduetotheimmaturebrewingtechnology.Consequently,winewasmainlyusedassacrificialofferingstoHeaven,Earthorancestors.Butnow,withmanyspecialfeatures,thewinehasbeenusedinmanyareasofChinesesociety.Asanimportanttraditionalbeverage,wineisalmosttreatedasanessentialbeverageusedatavarietyofbanquets.Inaddition,thewine,especiallyyellowricewinecanalsobeusedtocook.Winecontributesgreatlytoremovingthefishysmellwhichoftenmakespeoplefeelsick,andwinecanmakethedishmorefragrantandtastier.Forexample,sodeliciousthebraisedfishwhichcookedwithwineinChinais,thatitwelcomedbypeople,bothChineseandforeigntourists.Apartfromtheabovefunctions,thewinecanalsopromotehumanbloodcirculation.Asaresult,itishelpfulforpeopletomaintainbeautyandkeepyoungaccordingtothemedicaltheory.Itisbelievedthatdrinkingthemoderateamountofwinebenefitthehumanbody.Inaddition,Chinesemedicinepractitionershaveusedthemedicinalliquortotreatsomediseasesforthousandsofyears.4、TheStoriesaboutWineTherearemanystoriesaboutwineinChinesehistory.TaoYuanming,apoetintheJindynasty,couldnotlivewithoutwineforaday.ThegreatpoetLiBaiintheTangDynasty,could“write100poemsafterdrinkingwine”,themorewinehedrunk,thebetterthepoemwouldbe.WuSong,abravemanfromLiangshanintheSongDynasty,drank18bowlsofwinewithoutabreak,andthen,barehanded,foughtafiercetigertothedeath.5、Conclusion:Asweknow,winehasbeenoccupyinganirreplaceablepositioninChineseculinaryculture,whetherinancientormoderntimes.WinehaswitnessedtheriseandfallofhistoryinChinaforthousandsofyears.Asaparticularformofculture,winehasaprofoundinfluenceonChinesecultureanditmakestheChinesepeople'slifemorecolorful.However,everycoinhastwosides;winealsocancausesomenegativeinfluenceonthesocietyinChina.Chineselovedrinkingwineverymuch.Absolutelydrinkingmoderateamountofalcoholisgood,however,excessivedrinkingisnotonlybadforhealth,butsometimescanalsocauseseriousconsequences,likedrunkendriving.InChina,eachyearthereweremanypeoplehavebeenkilledincaraccidentandalargerateoftheaccidentsarecausedbydrunkendriving.Therefore,toexpressthefeelingsofloveforwineinamorereasonablewayisverynecessary.OnlyinthiswaycanwemakeChinesewineculturetobehealthier.王翰·凉州词葡萄美酒夜光杯，欲饮琵琶马上催。醉卧沙场君莫笑，古来征战几人回?LiangzhouwordFromcupsofjadethatglowwithwineofgrapesatnight,Drinkingtopipasongs,wearesummonedtofight.Don'tlaughifweliedrunkuponthebattleground!Howmanywarriorsevercamebacksafeandsound?