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June 21, 2003
Ancient rice wine found in Xi'an
About five kilograms of light green rice wine were found in the western China city of Xi'an Friday afternoon when Chinese archaeologists unearthed a bronze wine jar shaped like a phoenix head.
The wine, which was believed to date to the Western Han Dynasty(206 BC-24 AD), was the best-preserved and largest quantity ever found.
And this People's Daily article includes a photo of the wine jar.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 21, 2003 10:18 AM