Alcoholic drinks in China

Alcoholic drinks in China
Alcoholic drinks in China
	The courtyard of a Chinese vintner, including sealed jars of huangjiu being stored and aged
Chinese	酒
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	jiǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	zau2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	chiú

There is a long history of alcoholic drinks in China.^[1] They include rice and grape wine, beer, whisky and various liquors including baijiu, the most-consumed distilled spirit in the world.

^ Roach, J. (July 18, 2005). "9,000-Year-Old Beer Re-Created From Chinese Recipe". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

[roach-1] Roach, J. (July 18, 2005). "9,000-Year-Old Beer Re-Created From Chinese Recipe". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

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