The brand origin of Chu Yuanchun

“Jianghan Juzhang, Chu’s Hope”, Yuan’an is one of the main birthplaces of Chu culture. A long time ago, the ancestors of the Chu people were nomadic tribes in the ancient Jingshan Mountains. With the evolution of civilization, they completed the important process of civilization evolution from the savagery period to the barbaric period here, and they were not inferior to other tribes in the Yellow River Basin. . The ancestor of Chu, Huan Xiong, was the teacher of King Wen of Zhou, and his son Xiong Yi also served King Wen of Zhou. Later, King Wen of Zhou named Jingshan (today's Yuan'an, Nanzhang, and Baokang areas) Xiong Yi. "Zuo Zhuan" records in the twelfth year of Zhaogong's reign that the Chu people talked about their late king Xiong Yi: "In the past, my late king lived in Jingshan Mountain, and the long road was covered with grass, and he trudged through the mountains and forests to serve the emperor." This shows that the Chu people were the earliest Living in Jingshan. "Historical Records of the Chu Family" records: "When Xiong Yi became king of Zhou Dynasty, he raised his heirs who were diligent in civil and military affairs, and granted Xiong Yi the title of Jingman..." In other words, before King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of Chu were in the civilized state. It has been evolving for a long time, and its literary, Taoist and military strategies have made considerable achievements.

In 1989, archaeologists discovered 21 ancient cultural sites in Yuan'an County. Among them, Tutaizi on the Madu River dating back more than 5,000 years and the Neolithic primitive society village sites in Yijiashan in Anlu Village were listed as Hubei Four major archaeological discoveries in the province in 1989. Experts say that these precious cultural relics discovered provide important physical basis for studying the history of Chu State and the origin of Chu culture. Judging from the large number of unearthed copper, jade, pottery and other wine vessels and other related vessels, the wine-making industry, one of the symbols of Chu culture, was very prosperous at that time. The ancestors of Chu named the wine "Chu Yuanchun", which symbolized the prosperity of the Chu country and the peace and contentment of the Chu people. At that time, the "Chu Yuanchun" wine was not only fragrant in the nine counties and eighteen cities in the Juzhang River Basin, but also widely spread in all areas under the jurisdiction of the Chu State (including the Central Plains). The development of Chu State's brewing industry is closely related to the prosperity of Chu culture at that time. Judging from the world music miracle of Chu Chimes unearthed now, we can see how glorious the prosperity of Chu culture at that time had reached. During the glorious period of Chu culture, wine and music were like twin brothers, neither could live without the other, and they seemed to be a natural pair. Therefore, it is reasonable that the Chu State, as the richest country in the world, can brew the "Chu Yuanchun" wine that is fragrant all over the world.