From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, Wudi belonged to Leling County, so Wudi golden jujube was also called Leling jujube. After the golden-threaded jujube is ripe, you can break it open and you will see 4-5 inches of golden yellow thread, hence the name ‘golden-threaded jujube’. The original name of ‘Zao Mugang’ is ‘Jujube Core Liquid’. ‘A drop of jujube sticks will leave a lingering fragrance for ten years’. This wine has endless charm. It is as good as jujube sticks for health and as beautiful as ginseng fruit for fitness. I remember that in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Wei, a heavenly official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, enjoyed this liquid and died at the ninth rank of his life. Folk proverbs say: Merchants drink this wine and get sick early, officials drink this wine and rise early, and common people drink this wine smoothly and well...
Zaomugang wine is the official wine of Yang Tian, ??the official minister of the Ming Dynasty. The fermentation process is unique. It is so unique that it has been spread far and wide to this day, and it is kept secret. This product is a fruit-based liquor produced by fermenting jujube bodies with homemade jujube yeast. It has rich jujube aroma, elegant and delicate flavor, unique flavor and rich nutrition. It is exclusively produced in China. Among consumers, it has the reputation of "a drop of jujube wood leaves a lingering fragrance for ten years". It has won honorary titles such as the best-selling brand in the liquor industry in Shandong Province, the famous trademark in Shandong Province, and the famous brand in Shandong Province. In 2010, "Zaomugang" was awarded the "China Famous Trademark".
The cultivation of jujubes in Tang Dynasty has a long history. Local people brew a kind of "jujube stick" spirit at home, which is said to have come from the Spring and Autumn Period. Xing'an Village in Jiukouzi Township is a small village with less than a hundred people, but it is a world-famous "story village". In 1991, the International Folktale Symposium was held here, and more than a hundred people told more than 1,000 stories, most of which were related to red dates. Red dates are not only a gift of nature here, but over thousands of years, they have transformed into the core of the unique Zaoxiang culture, soaked in rich folk customs.
There is no actual test of when Xingtang jujube wine was first brewed. But regarding the origin of jujube wine, people in Zaoxiang generally say that the Baidi people started brewing it during the Warring States Period. People in Zaoxiang worship Yi Di when making wine. Yi Di was a woman from the ancient Yu period. Legend has it that she brewed wine. The legendary stories of "Qianri Wine" and "Yunmeng Fine Wine" are still circulated among the people, which are recorded in detail in the book "Zaoxiang Manhua". These stories profoundly reflect the people of Zaoxiang's admiration for jujube wine. Because of their admiration for jujube wine, they worship Yidi and the god of wine Du Kang when making wine. The brewed jujube wine is rich in jujube aroma, elegant and delicate, and has a unique flavor. It can be said to be unique among countless types of fine wines. It is known as "a drop of jujube wood leaves a lingering fragrance for ten years". Regarding this "Zao Mugang" wine, its origin is also quite legendary.
Legend has it that in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the heroine Liu Jinding rose to the throne in Yunmeng Mountain (also known as Aoyu Mountain and Shuangsuo Mountain, located in the mountainous area in the northwest of Xingtang County). Song general Gao Junbao was ordered to escort grain and grass to Yanmen Pass. Passing by this mountain, he was blocked by Liu Jinding's soldiers and asked the Song army to leave the grain and grass. The soldiers of the village held jujube poles and fought with the Song army, but they were no match for the Song soldiers, so they hurriedly reported to Jin Ding. Liu Jinding knew that the Song generals were highly skilled in martial arts and would be difficult to win without outwitness, so he went down the mountain in person to apologize to the Song generals and let the Song soldiers rest in the mountain stronghold. Unknown to Jun Bao, it was a plan to follow Jin Ding up the mountain. Jin Ding hosted a banquet with jujube wine brewed in the village. Seeing Jin Ding's hospitality, the generals of the Song army were totally unsuspecting and all of them got drunk until they were dead. When they woke up, they were all tied up tightly. During this period, Jin Ding and Jun Bao fell in love at first sight and later got married. Afterwards, Junbao joked: "I didn't expect your big bowl of wine to be more powerful than the jujube bar." This is a legend spread among the people. In addition, there are the following records about this wine in local historical records:
Regarding this wine, there are the following records in local historical records: In the Jingfu Year of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Shandong One day, the Zhang family rescued a jujube seller. The jujube seller repaid his kindness by giving him a cart of jujubes and telling him to cook and eat them. Then the Zhang family cooked it and stored it in a large vat. It kept fermented for a long time and the juice flowed. The fragrance of the dates spread to hundreds of miles, and it tasted sweet and refreshing. Everyone in the Zhang family took it and drank it. After a few months, no one died of hunger. After drinking it, the old mother who had been lying on the bed for a long time walked like the wind and looked like a child. Later generations imitated this method to make wine, and because they often used a jujube stick (called jujube stick in the local dialect) to stir the wine, the wine was named "zaomu stick" wine, and it has been passed down to this day.