The secret of "a thousand cups without getting drunk": the drinking customs of ethnic minorities in China

1. Naxi "guest wine"

"Kejiu" is a unique traditional famous wine that Naxi people in Lijiang, Yunnan are accustomed to drinking.

"Kejiu" is brewed with sorghum, barley, wheat, etc. as raw materials. The preparation method is to cook and brown barley, then cool, add wine, box and saccharify, then sub-pack into earthen jars, add 60-degree barley sake, seal for 60 days, filter to remove the grains, and then re-pack the juice into earthen jars to seal and precipitate. The shortest time is one year. The longer the better. The degree is not high. It is rich in glucose and multiple vitamins. It is a nutritious beverage wine.

Whenever they have foreign guests, the Naxi people always treat them with "guest wine". When guests enter the door, first hand over the first cup of "guest wine" to the distinguished guests and seniors to show respect, and then distribute it to the guests present. Some families brew "guest wine" when giving birth to children and raising children and bury it underground. When their children grow up and get married, Kaifeng celebrates the joy. The wine taste is beyond words.

2. Dulong bamboo wine

Men, women and children of the Dulong people in the Gongshan area of Nujiang River in Yunnan all like to drink alcohol. Every household makes wine during the harvest season. The Dulong people use bamboo tubes instead of earthen altars to make wine. When brewing, they chose the best bamboos, made the bamboo into wine cylinders, and then mixed cooked rice, wheat, or sorghum with medicinal wine and put them into the bamboo tube. After 7 days, open the cover of the bamboo tube and you can drink the mellow bamboo tube wine.

When drinking, it is distributed by the housewife, with each man, woman and child equally divided into a share. If a guest comes, there will also be a share for the guest. Bamboo tube wine is also used as a gift wine for betrothal and a festive wine for New Year celebrations. The twelfth lunar month every year. The Dulong people celebrate the "Kaqiuwa" New Year Festival, which is held on a date chosen by the family leader. At that time, woodcuts or knots will be used as invitations to invite members of other families to attend. Families who received the invitation prepared gifts and went to congratulate them. As soon as the guests entered the gate, the hosts warmly welcomed them. The guest and guest first drank a bamboo tube of wine together, indicating that the friendship lasted and they wanted to sing to each other. Then they danced their national dance. After the song and dance, each household in the village brought the prepared delicacies to the dance ground. People sat around and drank their characteristic bamboo wine.

3. Li Shanlan Liquor

The Li people in Nan and other places are warm and hospitable. When guests come, they use homemade Shanlan wine to welcome them. Their drinking is divided into three stages: the first stage is called "Qiang Fu Ao", which means drinking to express their feelings; the second stage is to get drunk, which means that they must be drunk according to Li custom; the third stage is called "Tunzhuoqiu", which means that the host guests sing local folk songs to each other. Page 1: Li people sing songs about wine Page 2: Shui people and you "look at each other with sincerity" Page 3: Yi wine that cannot be refused