China's rice-wine culture goes back virtually as far as its rice culture, with grain alcohol dating back to the era of Shen Nong 7000 years ago.
相對於西方的果酒製作，中國人的穀酒文化可能始於七千多年前的神農時代，在以稻米為主食的中國，以米釀酒更是中國酒的大宗。