The Hengxing Distillery in Maotai Town, Renhuai City, Guizhou Province produces authentic Laimao Liquor.
●In 1929, Mr. Lai Yongchu invested in the construction of "Hengchang Shaofang" in Maotai Town and served as the manager. The Maotai liquor produced became famous everywhere.
●In 1935, the Central Economic Army passed through Maotai Town on its Long March. Due to the lack of medical treatment and medicine at that time, Maotai liquor produced by "Hengchang Shaofang" was used to treat injured feet and it was effective. It became a good story for a while. .
●In 1937, Mr. Lai Yongchu alone invested a huge sum of money to expand the "Hengchang Shaofang" (later renamed "Hengxing Winery") and registered the "Lai Mao" wine logo with a Dapeng pattern, meaning In order to "spread its wings and fly high", a small mouth cylindrical earthenware wine bottle was also designed (this is the only earliest packaging object left in the history of Maojiu development), which is a precious historical relic. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Lai Yongchu brought more than 300 bottles of "Lai Mao Liquor" to Hong Kong for sale, and they were snapped up by Chinese and foreign merchants. This was the first time that Lai Mao Liquor entered the international market through Hong Kong.
●In 1941, the Chinese Expeditionary Force used "Laimao" as a "military wine"
●In 1944, the former Soviet government used "Laimao" as a "diplomatic protocol wine"
●In 1945, during the negotiations in Chongqing, at the banquet after the signing of the "Double Ten Agreement" between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek toasted and drank Laimao liquor. Laimao wine has witnessed many major historical events in China and has been frequently used as a political wine that the two parties of the Kuomintang have jointly praised for toasting.
●In 1949, "Hengxing Winery" had become the largest winery in Maotai Town
●On October 1, 1949, "Laimao" wine was served as the "first banquet of the founding of the People's Republic of China" "Celebration Wine" to entertain Chinese and foreign guests
●In February 1953, according to the notice of the Guiyang Municipal Finance and Economics Committee, relevant local government personnel came to the Hengxing Winery and read out the government's takeover document of the Hengxing Winery. Since then, the local government The government established the local state-owned Moutai Distillery on the basis of the Hengxing Distillery, which is now the Kweichow Moutai Distillery. At this point, the Hengxing Shaofang ended its historical mission. A statue of Mr. Lai Yongchu was erected at the Moutai Distillery.
●In the early 1980s, Lai Shiqiang, the direct descendant of Lai Yongchu's son "Lai Mao" wine, followed his father's instructions and rebuilt the time-honored Hengxing Distillery in Maotai Town, the hometown of Lai Mao wine, and hired the successors of the main brewing masters of the factory at that time. Host the brewing project. In memory of his father, Mr. Lai Yongchu, Lai Shiqiang named the original "Lai Mao Liquor" as "Lai Yongchu" liquor. Mr. Lai Yongchu's portrait and name were used as registered trademarks in the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and he was awarded the "Famous Trademark of Guizhou Province". Nowadays, with the development of my country's market economy and the continuous improvement of people's living needs, the output of Hengxing Distillery in Maotai Town, Renhuai City, Guizhou Province has increased year by year, and the quality has been stable. With "Lai Yongchu" wine as the leader, "Lai Heng", "Hengxing Laojiao", "Zuishen" and other series of wine products have become classic national brands with profound cultural heritage and excellent and long-lasting quality.