Baishui Dukang originated in Baishui County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, and this is the hometown of the wine saint Dukang. The story of Dukang’s wine making is also spread here.

How much is the legend of Du Kang?

It is said that during the time of the Yellow Emperor, there was a man named Du Kang who was responsible for managing grain. At that time, there was a bumper harvest of grain every year. However, there was too much food to eat, and over time, all the food rotted. Seeing this, Du Kang began to think hard about ways to store grain.

One day, Du Kang went for a walk in the woods and found several dead trees, leaving only thick and empty trunks. Du Kang had an idea and poured all the grain into the dry tree trunk. After a while, Du Kang came to the woods to check the grain. He was surprised to find that in front of the dead trees where the grain was stored, some wild boars, goats and rabbits were lying in a mess, motionless, as if they were dead.

He quickly came closer to take a look: it turned out that the trunk of the tree containing food had cracked several cracks, and water was seeping from the inside out. It seems that these animals licked the water before lying down. But what kind of water is this? Du Kang went over and smelled it, and felt a fresh fragrance coming to his face. He couldn't help but take a few sips of the strong perfume and felt refreshed.

Later, Du Kang took the perfume home and asked everyone to taste it. Everyone said it tasted good after one sip and one sip by me. In this way, wine gradually became popular among the people.

Of course, there is another folk version of the legend about Du Kang. According to folklore, a young man named Du Kang dreamed of an old man with a white beard one night. The old man told Du Kang that he would be given a spring of water. Du Kang had to find three different drops of human blood in the opposite mountain within nine days and drop them into it, that is, Get the most beautiful drinks in the world.

When Du Kang got up the next day, he found that there was a spring in front of his door, with crystal clear water. So he went out into the mountains to look for three drops of blood.

On the third day, Du Kang met a scholar. After reciting poems and writing poems to get closer, he asked him to drop a drop of blood from his finger. On the sixth day, he met a samurai. Du Kang explained that after arriving, the samurai without saying a word took out his sword and generously cut off his finger, dripping a drop of blood.

On the ninth day, Du Kang saw a stupid man sleeping under a tree. His mouth was full of vomiting and he was extremely dirty. Unfortunately, the time limit had expired, so Du Kang spent a tael of silver to buy a drop of his blood. After turning around, Du Kang dropped three drops of blood into the spring. The spring water immediately rolled, the steam surged, and the fragrance was fragrant. He tasted it like an immortal or crazy. Because it took nine days and three drops of blood, Du Kang named the drink "wine".