Yanghe distills tourism potential into ambitious expansion

Chinese ancient drinking vessels. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn]

"We are striving to spread Chinese liquor culture onto the world stage. And we hope every visitor to the park learns some knowledge concerning the storage, appreciation and brewing of liquor," Yanghe Distillery's Yao Yao said.

When I visited Yanghe, there was no evidence of a slowdown and the factory was in full swing, gearing up for one of its busiest time of year - the Double Eleven Shopping Festival.

Packers work at lightning speed putting the blue bottles into gift boxes with the help of state-of-the-art technology.

Tan Xiaopeng, a 29-year-old visitor, expressed his interest in the liquor culture tour.