Why did so many people like to drink during the Tang Dynasty?

Because the wine in the Tang Dynasty was different from our wine today, the wine in the Tang Dynasty was mainly low in alcohol and drunk or not, just like you drink today, of course, everyone likes to drink it. First of all, we must admit that wine was indeed too popular in the Tang Dynasty, and everyone had to come to it no matter what they were doing at that time. Just like today's Coke, when you're happy, have a bottle; When you're sad, get a bottle; I can't do it, so I have to get a bottle.

The wine-making process in the Tang Dynasty was not complicated, mainly because the production level of the people was not as developed as the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Generally, it is to mix grain, water, and koji together, wait for the sake to ferment, and after fermentation, it is OK. Because the raw materials are simple and the process is not complicated, every household can make sake, and there are more people who naturally drink alcohol, and they have reached self-sufficiency.

However, the wine brewed in this way is drunk by the general public, and the well-known Li Bai and Bai Juyi also drink it.

Secondly, the taste of the wine was also different from today's, it basically had no degree, and the taste was sweet. Unlike today's wine, it can make people cry. Because it tastes good, it can be tried by men, women and children, and it doesn't exist to get you drunk or make you uncomfortable.

This kind of liquor, which is simple to make, sweet in taste, and low in content, is acceptable to everyone, so people drink it, and the rich wine culture of the Tang Dynasty has been formed.

Another important point is that people's herd mentality, at that time, the Tang Dynasty was not only prevalent in wine culture, but also the level of literary creation was particularly high, and great poets like Li Bai were also sought after by everyone, similar to today's idol halo. He likes to drink, and everyone should also try this good thing that can make the "wine fairy" happy.

Because of the fashion at that time, there was a lot of wine produced in the Tang Dynasty at that time, so many people liked to drink, and those great writers at that time also liked to drink, and they could make a lot of poems after drinking. In this way, other people also want to be able to drink and become famous.

Because the economy was relatively developed during the Tang Dynasty, everyone had money, and when they had money, they could do other things, such as drinking, so drinking became a culture.

Because the Tang Dynasty was relatively prosperous at that time, the wine culture was also relatively popular, and drinking wine was a very common thing.

I think there are not only many people who drink in the Tang Dynasty, in fact, there are more in any dynasty, and many people like to drink because their ambitions are difficult to pay.

One is that the degree is low and not drunk, just like we drink now. The second is that the people of the Tang Dynasty were more unrestrained and needed the anesthesia and excitement of alcohol.

Because there was a lot of wine culture in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty also liked to drink very much, and he had to drink without getting drunk when he held a banquet.

At that time, there were many kinds of wine in the Tang Dynasty, and it was particularly delicious, and this phenomenon was also related to the social atmosphere at that time, and the wine culture was prevalent.

The wine of the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful among several dynasties, and it also made wine, with many varieties and a lot of wine culture.

The wine of the Tang Dynasty must have been very well-made, so the whole people were obsessed with wine. What's more, their own emperors were very fond of alcohol at that time, and there was also the famous poet immortal Li Bai.

Because of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, there was so much grain used to make wine, and there were many people who made delicious wine, and there were many frustrated people in the Tang Dynasty.

During the Tang Dynasty, everyone really drank alcohol, and they regarded drinking as a kind of culture, especially the emperor, who prepared all kinds of wine in the court for him.

does like to drink, for example, Li Bai is very fond of drinking, and has left many classic works, which are liked by people.

Looking at the records of the Tang Dynasty, it is easy to drink 300 cups and 100 cups of Song wine, although there are exaggerated ingredients of poets, but in fact, there is also a fact behind it - the wine of the Tang Dynasty is limited by the brewing process, and the general degree is not high - there is no way, the distillation and winemaking method was only invented between the Song and Yuan dynasties after the Tang Dynasty. At that time, sake brewing was mainly made by natural fermentation of koji and grains – more like modern rice wine.

At that time, sake brewing was usually made by taking grain (usually rice), water, and koji, mixing them in a certain proportion, putting them in large urns and sealing them, and waiting for fermentation to be completed. The fermentation time tends to range from a few days to several months. It's almost time, sprinkle lime - there are microorganisms in it, and it is easy to sour the wine to continue fermenting, so sprinkle lime to end the fermentation process.

The biggest feature is about cloudiness - yes, cloudy wine is talking about this kind of wine. If you don't pick and choose, simply strain and drink. This kind of turbid wine, at first glance, is usually a little green, as Bai Juyi said "Green ant new roasted wine, red clay small stove", and as Li Bai said, a thousand cups of green wine why get drunk, one side of red makeup annoyed and killing, you will see the author in many literary and artistic works at that time use green to describe wine.

There is no way, because of the problem of the brewing process, the quality of the koji is difficult to guarantee, and it is often mixed with other microorganisms, and the wine is green during the brewing process.

Speaking of taste, the first time modern people drink wine, it is often spicy, but the Tang Dynasty people do not have this feeling, because the wine at that time was often sweet, in the poems, poets also often use the soup, the poet also often used the soup, the soup ((the Tang Dynasty is a sweet seasoning, equivalent to the sugar in the Tang Dynasty, the starch is also a kind of malt syrup) and so on to compare wine, such as Gao Biao's flower branches such as fire wine such as food, Liu Yuxi's lake fish fragrant better than meat, official wine is heavier than food and so on. This is also due to process problems, which often lead to a large part of the grain saccharification during fermentation - which also makes the Tang wine very viscous and sticky with a green ladle.

Of course, this green, low-proof, cloudy, sweet, viscous wine was the most common and readily available wine at the time. It is also the most described wine, of course, there are low-end, there are high-end.

If you are not in a hurry, you can heat it first, completely end the process of microbial fermentation, and then filter it, and the quality of the wine will be higher. However, the use of high-quality koji also has an impact on the quality of the sake, such as red yeast rice, which is a very commonly used food additive today because it contains monascus and has a better fermentation effect. The wine made from good koji, because it is relatively pure, the color is no longer green, but from red to yellow (Tang people like to call amber) - it should be a little close to modern rice wine, this amber wine, in the Tang Dynasty was considered the most high-end wine, or there is Bai Juyi's poem as evidence of the world's good things Huang Ji wine, Bai Juyi is also a drunkard.

For the profession of an artist like a poet, wine is a must-have, on the one hand, it can inspire the world to create, and on the other hand, it can also relieve the boredom in the heart. Most of the ancient poets had the emotion of worrying about the country and the people, but they were often depressed, so wine played a good role in solving problems and paralyzing the sad heart.

1.Accompanied by fine wine, the poet is lucky

It was very common for Tang Dynasty poets to love wine, and it seems to have become an underlying habit. When talking about Li Bai, he must be inseparable from fine wine, and his poems such as "There is wine today and drunk today", "A pot of wine among flowers, drinking alone without a blind date" and other poems show his love for fine wine. And Bai Juyi's poems about wine are not a problem, "more to the Juhuang family to brew, a total of a drunk and intoxicated", fully showing its attitude towards wine, for Bai Juyi, wine is the best gift to entertain and receive relatives and friends.

In addition, there are Wang Wei's "persuade the gentleman to have a glass of wine, and there is no one in Yangguan in the west", Cen Shen's "The old man is still selling wine in his seventies, and there are thousands of pots and hundreds of urns at the door" and so on.

2.Wine is a source of inspiration

When poets are creating, they often reach a bottleneck period, and then they can't create a work that they are satisfied with. At this time, wine plays its full role, drinking alcohol can make the poet's brain in a state of deprivation, so that more inspiration can be enthusiastic. But the biggest representative of drinking poets is Li Taibai, and most of his poems are related to wine.

3.Wine is a good antidote to boredom

Poets often have a feeling of worrying about the country and the people, and have great ambitions, hoping to be able to become an official once and leave a good name for the ages. But this has just become a common problem, because poets and officials are two completely different existences, and the set of rules at the time of creation cannot be taken into the officialdom. Officialdom has its own set of unspoken rules, and this is what makes poets stop.

Therefore, depressed poets like Li Bai often use wine to eliminate their inner depression to express their feelings of resentment and ambition.

A: Because drinking alcohol inspires poets. You can forget the troubles and pains of the world. It can also make people's minds active.

Because most of the poets at that time were depressed, they chose to drink, anesthetize themselves in the wine, and find the temperament of a poet in the psychedelic world.

Maybe it's easier to be inspired by drinking, most of the poems come from drinking, with Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty as the first example, whether it is drinking with friends or drinking alone, there will always be a feeling to create a classic work.

Because drinking alcohol is conducive to triggering one's own inspiration, when you are in a dizziness, it is actually easier to burst out some things or imagination that you usually can't think of, and drinking can also make friends and meet other poets to bring inspiration to your creation.

The poetry of the Tang Dynasty is beautiful and romantic, majestic, and the interesting thing is that many great poets of the Tang Dynasty love to drink, and many of the popular masterpieces of the ages are written by poets after drinking. During the Tang Dynasty, the government was enlightened, the economy was developed, and the national strength was strong, creating the "rule of Zhenguan" and "the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty". The world is peaceful, the country is prosperous and prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, all of which have laid the foundation for the popularity of drinking.

Generations of monarchs of the Tang Dynasty loved to drink alcohol.

Not only the poets of the Tang Dynasty, but also the kings of the Tang Dynasty also liked it, and the folk customs were also the pursuit of drinking and having fun. Therefore, poets also used this act as a popular behavior, and even wrote about it in their poems.

Ancient poets can have fun in wine through drinking, and can find their own inspiration, so Xiang Li Bai is also known as a poet fairy, also became a wine fairy, through drinking can make a legacy of poetry, we all know that drinking to a certain level, you can express your inner world.

During the Tang Dynasty, the country was prosperous, and it was a time of prosperity. In addition to writing poems every day, poets do not have the trouble of sorrow for the country, so they are enthusiastic about drinking alcohol and expressing their interest.

The first thing to note is that the wine of the ancient people was different from the wine of the present day, and the wine of the ancient people was made from rice, so it was similar to the current drink.

Everyone drinks it, don't you drink it?