汾酒 (Fénjiǔ): Fenjiu (famous Chinese sorghum-…

Meanings

1 Fenjiu (famous Chinese sorghum-based liquor from Shanxi)

Characters

汾

fén

Fen (river in Shanxi)

酒

jiǔ

liquor

Examples

汾酒产自山西省杏花村。

Fénjiǔ chǎn zì Shānxī shěng Xìnghuācūn.

Fenjiu is produced in Xinghua Village, Shanxi Province.

汾酒是中国十大名酒之一。

Fénjiǔ shì Zhōngguó shí dà míngjiǔ zhī yī.

Fenjiu is one of China's ten great famous liquors.

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history

Named after the 汾河 (Fen River) in Shanxi, 汾酒 is the archetypal ‘light-aroma’ 清香型 baijiu with over 1,500 years of production history. Tang poet Du Mu's line ‘借问酒家何处有,牧童遥指杏花村’ is traditionally tied to Fenjiu's home village of 杏花村.