Awati Musales is a geographical indication certification mark.
“Musalaisi” is a drink rich in traditional Uyghur national characteristics and is regarded as the “living fossil” of ancient Western Region wine. It is a natural wine-like juice brewed by the local Uyghur people. Different from the wine brewed by modern techniques, the color of Musalais is somewhat dark and turbid, and the taste is simple and mellow. When brewing Museles, medicinal materials such as squab blood, deer antler, wolfberry, saffron, and cistanche deserticola need to be added.
After years of research by medical personnel, it has been confirmed that Musalais contains amino acids, vitamins, glucose, iron, selenium and other nutrients needed by the human body. It has the functions of activating blood circulation, reducing blood lipids, appetizing, and tonifying the kidneys. , anti-aging and other health effects.
It is understood that the production and processing of Musalais in Awati County has a history of nearly a thousand years. The annual output of local Musalais is more than 1,000 tons, and there are more than 120 production and processing enterprises (households). The products are exported to large and medium-sized cities such as Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
In February 2007, the Awati Musalais brewing process was included in the first batch of autonomous region-level intangible cultural heritage lists in Xinjiang.
Musales, a famous grape drink in southern China, is a cultural relic of the friendly exchanges between ancient Silk Road merchants and the Daolang tribe. In the course of thousands of years of historical changes, the Daolang tribe at the source of the Tarim River has long since mysteriously disappeared, and the Silk Road has become a glorious past for Sino-foreign trade. However, Musalais's koji-free fermentation and brewing technology after boiling to remove water has been The local people have passed it down from generation to generation, and the world is called the living fossil of grape drink brewing technology. What is gratifying is that as the "Hometown of Musaleis in China", Awati County in Xinjiang is making great efforts to build the Musaleis industry to develop the local economy and build a culturally strong county.
According to textual research, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, when merchants on the Silk Road passed through various countries in the Western Regions, the local people often pressed grape juice into juice and put it into gourds as gifts to them. After natural fermentation during the journey, the grape juice became mellow, sweet and full of aftertaste. It is long-lasting, has a good taste and is easy to drink, especially the red grape drink of Daolang Tribe has the best taste. Daolang people explored and researched, refined the boiling and concentration natural fermentation process, and brewed the drink into a vat for guests to drink. This grape drink had many names at first, and later it was recognized as "Musales" by Persian merchants. "Moussale" means "one-third" in Arabic, which is to boil the grape juice to remove two and one of the essence, and brew it into a fine wine.
The area under the jurisdiction of Awati County belonged to the Kingdom of Qiuci in ancient times. It is also the residence of the mysterious Daolang tribe. The Daolang people have a long history of brewing Musalais.
Musa is brewed from Avati red grapes, velvet antler, wolfberry, saffron, cistanche, rose, Cynomorium, cloves, etc. through pressing, boiling, fermentation and other processes. Laisi is rich in eighteen kinds of amino acids, more than ten kinds of trace elements and multivitamins required by the human body. It contains quercetin, rutin, catechin and other organic ingredients that are higher than other similar products. It can soothe the nerves and nourish the brain. , improve sleep, protect kidney and liver, activate blood circulation and remove blood clots, warm menstruation and dispel cold, lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, nourish the stomach, antioxidant, anti-aging, nourish yin and strengthen yang, treat backache and leg pain, kidney deficiency, arthritis, physical weakness, It has certain effects on diseases such as stomach cold, cold hands and feet, and sweating. The local Uyghur people call it "Dola", which means "medicinal wine, health wine" in Chinese.
Awati County is located in the center of Dulang culture, and almost every family uses traditional methods to brew moussalis. The brewers integrate their own life temperament and personality into the ancient and mysterious Musalais. Different people brew different Musalais, and everyone's brewing skills and brewing tastes are unique. Musalais, which has entered the first batch of autonomous region-level intangible cultural heritage lists in Xinjiang, carries a profound multi-wave culture.