China's wine has a long history of more than 5000 years, forming a unique style. China has a small amount of fruit wine, which is mainly brewed from grain raw materials. Daqu, with the growth of mold as the main microorganism, is characterized by saccharification and fermentation, multiple fermentation and semi-solid fermentation, and has become a typical representative of the oriental brewing industry. Since modern times, beer has developed rapidly in China, and now its annual output ranks second in the world.

As a special cultural form, wine culture has its unique position in China traditional culture. In the history of civilization for thousands of years, wine has almost penetrated into all fields of social life. First of all, China is a country based on agriculture, so all political and economic activities are based on agricultural development. Most of the wines in China are brewed from grain, and wine is closely linked with agriculture and becomes a part of agricultural economy. The prosperity of grain production is a barometer of the rise and fall of wine industry. According to the grain harvest, the rulers of various dynasties regulated the production of wine by issuing or opening bans, thus ensuring the people's food. Conversely, the rise and fall of wine industry also reflects the situation of agricultural production, and it is also one of the clues to understand natural and man-made disasters in history. In some places, the prosperity of wine industry has played a positive role in improving the living standards of local society. Alcohol is closely related to social and economic activities. Implemented during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.

Since the country implemented the monopoly policy on wine, the monopoly fee or special tax on wine collected from the wine industry has become one of the main sources of national fiscal revenue. Wine tax revenue is also related to military expenditure and wars in history, and directly related to the health of the country.

Dead or alive. In some dynasties, wine tax (or monopoly revenue of wine) was also related to corvee and other tax forms. The rich profits of wine often become the fat meat that countries, businessmen and rich people compete for. The release of wine orders is often related to the change of dynasties, emperors and some major royal activities. The ancients in China divided the functions of wine into three categories: wine for treating diseases, wine for providing for the aged and wine for giving gifts. For thousands of years, the function of wine is not limited to these three things, at least it also includes: wine can make you happy, wine can forget your troubles, wine can make you brave, wine can also make you indulge, degenerate and harm your health. In history, many monarchs were addicted to alcohol, which led to the disaster of national subjugation.

In a word, wine is a symbol of social civilization. To study the history of social civilization, we must study the history of wine culture. The rich connotation of Chinese wine culture will bring fun and enlightenment to people.