Directly beneath where you stand at is the Treasure Cave, a royal distillery dating back to 600 years ago. In order to carry forward and promote the imperial storage culture of the Ming Dynasty, the Shuang gou Liquor Group invited the archaeologists to conduct the on-site examination, and restored 30 percent of the original Treasure Cave site as the scenic spot, which is about 2000 square meters.
The shape of the entrance of Treasure Cave is inspired by Dou Ao, a type of ancient general hat. It is decorated by abstract lines and fan shaped, leaving an impression of moderation and delicacy. The pattern of dragon relief and scarlet gate is a status symbol of the royal distillery.
First of all, where we stand is the Cave of Jun Fang. On the video are the scenes of the royal family in the Ming Dynasty who hosted the centenarians, gentlemen and scholars with the liquor made in the Gentleman Workshop..
The Jun Fang Liquor, sealed in red, was a symbol of nobility as the color red stood for nobleness and decency in ancient times. During the Han Dynasty, for instance, to give the credit to excellent minsters, they were allowed to paint their gate in red. The red gate had become an emblem for aristocracy.
Zhu YuanZhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, celebrated the New Year with a special banquet. He served his minsters and generals with the liquor from Zhujiacaofang Workshop. He, extremely satisfied and mellow with the liquor, named it after Sheng Fang for any official feasts from then on.
The Sheng Fang Liquor, sealed in precious purple, was also a symbol of nobleness. Purple had been favored by Chinese aristocracies as a token for wealth. In the Tang Dynasty only the third highest tier of officials were allowed to wear purple. It is alleged that Yan Zhenqing, the great politician and calligrapher during the Tang era, was predicted as “a man who could wear a purple robe” by a fortune teller, who turned out to be a prime minister. The tradition has endured until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Now the video is showing us how the Ming emperor entertains his ministers and generals with Sheng Fang Liquor during the New Year.
Compared to the Jun Fang and Sheng Fang cellar, the cave of Di Fang is with more elegance and grandeur that reveals a Royal style. Now we are watching the scene where the emperor is hosting foreign envoys and sacrificial rituals during which the Di Fang Liquor is served. The Liquor, now sealed in yellow, stands for the highest quality because yellow is exclusively reserved for the royal power.
Now this Cave stores the best virgin liquor of our company, each jar containing the finest liquor made from special technology, evaluated by experts, and analyzed by chromatogram. Every jar of liquor features unique characteristics such as superb sweet, superb soft, and superb fragrant. All the liquor here is the high-class flavoring liquor that is ready for being blended and fortified which guarantees the quality and taste of the liquor.