In the long history of China, many things are more advanced than the rest of the world and spirits is one of them. Chinese spirits, just like the ancient Chinese culture,has deeply influenced people’s life and culture in China.
Today, my topic is Chinese spirits culture.my speech has 5 main parts.the origin of Chinese spirits culture, Traditional Spirits Brewing, Spirits Tasting,function of spirits,and the proper amount of drinking spirits.
The history of spirits can be dated back to the Shanggu period. In 史记·殷本纪 there was some record about spirits: “King Zhou made a spirits pool and hung meat like a forest; drinking all night long.” In 诗经 there were some poems about spirits: “October is the time to harvest the grain to make spirits, and to use the spirits to celebrate the longevity of the senior.” Those records indicated that spirits had a history of at least five thousand years. Traditional Spirits Brewing
It has a history of several thousand years and the traditional fermenting technique developed gradually into a mature level. Even in present day, the natural fermenting technique has not disappeared completely and something about such technique still remains a mystery. People made spirits based on their experience and the production scale was relatively small. Everything was done by manual labor and there were no reliable standards to guarantee the quality of spirits. Spirits Tasting
People use their sensory organs (visual, olfactory, taste, touch) to evaluate the quality of spirits, distinguish good and bad spirits, grade it and tell the features of it. That’s what we call spirits tasting. Judging the quality of spirits according to some standards of physical and chemical analyses is not enough. Until now, no equipment can tell all flavors in a comprehensive and accurate way. Whether the color, flavor and taste of a certain spirits can be accepted by the people of a certain country or region should be decided by spirits tasting itself.
Spirits tasting is a science. It is also a traditional craft handed down by our ancestors.
Function of spirits
Spirits was used to celebrate different festivals, wedding ceremonies and birthday parties, to memorize the departed, to welcome and send off relatives and friends, to congratulate the good news and to get rid of anxiety, to cure diseases and prolong life, both for the king and ordinary people.
As for the spirits lovers, three cups of spirits will make them very comfortable and happy, feeling like the immortal. All unhappiness will disappear. At that time, people’s nature will return. The evil will become kind; the cowards will be brave; the stupid will become clever. The poor can express their anger; the strong can boost their spirits and the powerful can make their
decisions.
Many poets wrote poems about spirits. “Our minds care for the whole world, but our interests are all in a single cup of spirits.” Starting For The Front
From cups of jade that glow with wine of grapes at night, Drinking to pipa songs, we are summoned to fight. Don't laugh if we lie drunk upon the battleground!
How many warriors ever came back safe and sound? Upper limit of drinking spirits
From the standpoint of healthy life, one should drink spirits properly, and wine is the best drink.
There is no standard how much one can drink mostly. Generally speaking, a normal person can drink 0.6 ~ 0.8 milliliters pure alcohol each time for every 1 kilogram of his body weight, Such amount will not only do no harms, but make a person relaxed and happy. So at this scale, a 60 kg person can drink
Beer: about 1.5 to 2 bottles,
Wine (12 degrees) : 6 ~ 8 liang (300-400mL) ; Rice wine: 4.5 ~ 6 liang (225-300mL);
Brandy, whisky: 1.6 ~ 2.2 liang (80-110mL); Liquor (65 degrees) 1 ~ 1.4 liang (50-70mL).
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