by Stephen George, Stephy Chung
Baijiu is the Marlboro Red of liquors. A no-nonsense, straight-talking hardened drink for hardened drinkers, and one that may come as something of a shock for foreign visitors.
The transparent firewater is also China's national drink, an omnipresent liquor served liberally at banquets and ranked on the shelves of convenience stores right next to mineral water. And at RMB 3 (US$0.47) for a bottle, it's about the same price.
A guided tour through Beijing's Niulanshan (???) baijiu brewery, a vast, colorless prison-like complex on the city's northeastern fringes, presents foreign visitors with a new, unique way to understand the nation.
Feng Cheng (second from the left) organizes private tour to Niulanshan baijiu factory.
A sprawling 200,000-square-meter site, Niulanshan is accessible only by a long meandering stretch of dusty road.
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