It is now the Qingming Festival, and worshiping ancestors on Qingming Festival is a traditional custom of our Chinese nation. In Shaoxing area, people will definitely bring Shaoxing rice wine when going to visit tombs and worship ancestors to express their respect and offerings to their ancestors. The ancient brewed wine, the rice wine, carries the history and folk culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, closely links ancient wisdom with modern life. In 2006, Shaoxing rice wine brewing skills were included in the "First Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage List". Today in Shaoxing, many craftsmen still insist on using the most traditional Shaoxing rice wine hand-brewing technology.
