★Tourist location: Yanjin River Scenic Spot, Renhuai City, Zunyi, Guizhou
Returning to Renhuai from Moutai, there is another wine-related scenic spot that I have to go to, that is the world's first bottle. Today's weather is not so beautiful, there is a lot of fog and humidity, but fortunately it is not raining, so our tour is not affected.
The Gaode map that I have always relied on is really difficult to use in Guizhou. I clearly saw that Renhuai has a bus, but I can't find a bus travel plan when I check the map. I can only ask passers-by to ask, probably the reputation of the first bottle in the world is not small, so when I asked about the first one, I pointed out the direction of the ride. It is estimated that this person has not actually taken a car to the scenic spot, so it is suggested that the bus we take cannot go directly. Fortunately, the driver guided us to transfer.
Get off at Yanjinhe Bridge Station, which is also the terminal of the bus. A lot of packaging bags and fruit shells were thrown in the car, and the driver cleaned the car diligently after turning off the engine. Perhaps, we should also learn from others in Hong Kong, where eating is strictly prohibited on the bus.
Going down a small path on the side of the road, two groups of people also came straight to the giant bottle. Probably this is considered a relatively famous scenic spot in Renhuai, right?
This giant Moutai bottle is located in the southern suburb of Renhuai City, with the Yanjin River Grand Canyon on the left and the National Wine Gate on the right. Created by Kweichow Moutai Distillery (Group) Co., Ltd., produced by the People’s Government of Renhuai City and Kweichow Moutai Distillery, it is 31.25 meters high, 10.2 meters in diameter, and 1469.33 cubic meters in volume. A landmark building along the Yanjin River.
So we understood that even though we left Maotai Town, we still couldn’t live without Maotai liquor! In fact, we were on our way from Suiyang to Renhuai, and as soon as we entered the jurisdiction of Renhuai, we saw an advertisement for national liquor on the side of the road. Of course, its height and width are not enough to compare with this giant wine bottle.
The giant wine bottle was constructed by Gulin No. 3 Construction Company in Sichuan Province, and it took more than a year to complete. The fog seems to be getting heavier, and the wine bottle seems to go straight into the sky, looking at the Yanjin River.
The name "the first bottle in the world" is very grand, and the inscription next to it was inscribed by Shao Huaze, a famous calligrapher in my country. In 1997, the jumbo bottle was rated as "the best Guinness in the world", and the first bottle in the world is well deserved.
Looking up at this huge bottle with the same classic shape as Moutai, its flying logo pattern, text, and color are all magnified in the same proportion. Standing in the bushes a little far away, it looks like a bright red flower blooming among the green leaves.
Standing on the platform and looking around, the visibility is not high, and it is difficult to enjoy the scenery of the Yanjin River. The rising mist covered this area like a fairyland.
This wine bottle is the same as the one on the 1915 Square in Maotai Town, both built to celebrate Maotai winning the Panama Gold Medal. China's Moutai participated in the exhibition back then, but the exhibits were not valued at that time, and they could not obtain the right to compete on an equal footing. When the expo drew to a close, a member of the Chinese exhibitors threw wine in anger, and the aroma of the wine overflowed immediately. The wine judges began to taste Moutai repeatedly, and finally unanimously rated it as the top liquor among the world's baijiu.
It is said that the first bottle in the world is Baidijing, which can be visited originally. There are also glass windows in hidden places to enjoy the surrounding scenery. However, the entrance is closed today, and we missed the chance to go into the bottle, which is somewhat regrettable. Climbing the bottle, this may be the only one.
Guojiumen is a classical Chinese tower building, with one hall, three gates, two pavilions and four eaves, solemn and magnificent. National wine, of course, refers to Moutai. Before and after the gate, there are four double-layered dragon watches and eight garden lanterns. There are nearly 200-meter-long streets on both sides with carved stone railings. There are more than 30 oval-shaped flower beds on the sidewalks on both sides.
Of course, Guojiumen is related to Moutai. When it comes to commemorative significance, it is undoubtedly the honor that Panama won in the international competition. The main gate is 7.8 meters high, 9 meters wide, with a total height of 18.2 meters and a total width of 23.8 meters. There is a stone tablet next to it, which records the honor of Moutai's world-renowned reputation.
It used to be one of the only roads leading to Zunyi. Behind the Guojiu Gate is the Yanjin River Bridge. However, it is not passable now. I don't know if it is because the bridge has been in disrepair for a long time, or it is planned to rebuild the bridge and restore its former glory.
Don’t underestimate this bridge. The Yanjin River Bridge used to be one of the world’s three largest truss-structure bridges. When it was completed and opened to traffic in 1996, it was the second highest prestressed earth truss arch bridge in Asia and the third highest in the world. . However, when a crack was discovered in 2004, it has been in a state of one-way traffic with speed limit and load limit, and now it is simply banned.
So, now it only exists as a free tourist attraction in Renhuai City, right? The Yanjin River is famous for its canyon landform, with the First Bottle in the World and the Renhuai City Museum on both sides, so it can be regarded as integrated into a scenic spot.
We went all the way along the path under the bridge, and there was an antique pavilion called "Hailian Pavilion". I don't know where it came from. If the weather is fine, this should be an excellent place to enjoy the scenery of the Yanjin River.
Renhuai Museum is the first county-level comprehensive museum in Guizhou Province, which is open for free. But when we saw the door, we were really disappointed. I didn't expect this museum on the banks of the Yanjin River to look so shabby.
Although the museum is small, it is small, but there are many types of collections. Historical relics are of course inevitable, but as a county-level museum, that is, conventional cultural relics, they are not very precious. The older ones are probably the "Maotai Bronze Drums" of the Han Dynasty, right?
Wine culture is a part of Renhuai that should not be underestimated. Although the museum is small in scale, "Today's Wine City" and "Wine Culture Exhibition Hall" are also the highlights. All kinds of wine vessels and various shapes of Moutai are lined up one by one. As far as one kind of wine is concerned, it can be regarded as a rich collection.
Red culture is also part of the museum exhibition, and cultural relics such as Red Army ballad boards are also worth seeing. There are also some exhibits donated by the people, not many.
Since we booked an afternoon flight, there was no time to go to the Grand Canyon, so we returned to the city and took the airport bus to Maotai Airport. Along the way, seeing that the fog seemed to be thicker than when we went to the first bottle in the world, I couldn't help worrying: "Today's plane is probably going to be delayed."
As it turns out, we were too optimistic. After listening to the delayed broadcast over and over again, and asking the ground personnel at the airport, I realized that the weather in Moutai is very unstable, and it is not uncommon for flights to be delayed or cancelled. In fact, we were unlucky to have a canceled flight. There is only one flight to Nanjing every day. Unless you change to Zunyi Airport, you can only wait for the flight at the same time tomorrow. As for whether
I really dare not say whether it will be delayed or whether the flight will be cancelled.
Those who are in a hurry immediately take a taxi to catch the flight in Zunyi, while those like us who are not in a hurry go back to downtown Renhuai and wait for the next day before returning home.
