Chinese wine originated from Fu's so-called "Huang San", that is, in ancient myths and legends. This is credible. The pottery unearthed from banpo village site in Xi 'an, about 7000 years ago, has jars in the shape of "You" (meaning ancient wine making) in Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions, which is a strong proof.

Jiang Tong, a scholar in Jin Dynasty, wrote a passage in the Patent of Wine: "The prosperity of wine comes from the emperor; Or brother Yun, Du Kang. The food is inexhaustible, and it can't be empty. It accumulates into a taste and lasts for a long time. It is not surprising because of this. " This passage says that the origin of wine is because mulberry trees dump leftovers and grains are not born. If stored for a long time, it will become wine, not invented by someone.

The most effective way to explore the source still comes from archaeological discoveries. About 8,000 years ago, a large number of wine vessels and grain storage pits were found in the Chahai site, one of the headwaters of Hongshan Culture.

It shows that the ancestors of the tea sea at that time may have generally drunk. In addition, a large number of wine vessels and grain residues were found in magnetic mountain culture site more than 7,000 years ago and Banpo site in Xi 'an site more than 6,000 years ago, which provided the material conditions for brewing wine.

Some views on wine brewing;

1, the first is that wine exists in the world, which is formed in nature and developed only after human discovery and continuous research. This is what Bian Xiao agrees with most.

In ancient times, most people ate fruit and meat. The record of prehistoric human planting grain began about 12000 years ago, and the existence of wine was earlier. The formation of wine comes from the fermentation of fruits, animal milk and grains.

As we all know, fruit will produce alcohol smell as long as it is left for a little time. There are many alcoholases in nature, which can be easily decomposed into ethanol.

Especially in hot weather, let the fruit ferment faster. Therefore, wine is actually produced by natural mold, temperature and food under certain conditions, and it does not originate from human invention.

2. The second kind is brewed in Du Kang. Some people in Du Kang think that this is a historical fictional figure, but in fact, Du Kang does exist in history. It is said that Du Kang was the leader of one tribe, but after being defeated, he joined another tribe.

Later, he was responsible for herding sheep in that tribe. One day when he was herding sheep, he put the unfinished rice in a bamboo tube and put it somewhere on the mountain.

After a long time, when Du Kang returned to the place where he used to herd sheep, he saw the bamboo tube he had left behind. At this time, the rice inside fermented into mellow wine, and the wine was dehumanized.

3. The third one is brewing in one place. According to the "Warring States Policy", the wine made by the emperor's daughter Yidi is beautiful as a flower, but it is sweet to drink. Of course, later, Dayu alienated Yidi, because he thought that someone would miss the country because of wine, and the result was the same.

Bian Xiao, like many people, is skeptical about brewing in one place, because brewing has to go through complicated processes such as steaming, adding saccharified koji in proportion, and adding distiller's koji after the grain is completely saccharified.

If the wine comes from Yidi, how can a young woman study all the techniques? It is more feasible to say that Yidi knows wine and added his own innovation in the production process, so it became wine.

4. The fourth kind is ape brewing. Apes like to hide fruits, because there are few fruits in winter. Presumably, these habits of apes are also related to survival. Not all fruits can be kept for a long time. In hot weather, fruits are more difficult to store. After a few days, they will oxidize and produce alcohol.

It is said that apes like to hide fruits in caves. One day, a woodcutter chopped wood and came across the place where the ape hid the fruit. Suddenly, he found a fragrance coming on his face. The woodcutter couldn't help tasting it because of its novelty. He thought it was delicious and took it down the mountain.

There is another story about apes brewing, that is, apes and apes like drinking very much. I think this principle can also be applied to the section of Huaguoshan in Journey to the West, where the Monkey King drinks and eats fruit every day. Others use the idea that monkeys love to drink to catch Hou.