WINE in CHINA its History and Contemporary Developments

Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad Grootmeester-Wijnproever van het Nederlands Wijngilde Pieter EIJKHOFF

draft; 2000.10.15

II Fig. 1 (Title page): The Chinese character 'jiu' with the general connotation 'wine' on a wooden Japanese sake cup. The left part of the character, three strokes, indicates 'liquid', the right hand part indicates a wine vessel. (from: Von Siebold House, Leyden, The Netherlands)

CIP-gegevens Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag. Eijkhoff, P. (Pieter) Wine in China; its history and contemporary developments Nederlands Wijngilde, Utrecht. Met lit.opg. ISBN 90-8050..... Trefw: wijnbouw, China © 2000 P. Eijkhoff, Son, The Netherlands / Nederlands Wijngilde, Utrecht, The Netherlands (verenigingsregister KvK Utrecht: 47 91 79)

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Contents
Contents................................................................................................................... III In memory of Pieter Eijkhoff (9-4-1929 - 15-11-2000)............................................V Preface ....................................................................................................................VII Notational conventions...........................................................................................IX 1. 'Wine' in Chinese literature and in other parts of Chinese culture .................. 1 1.1 Wine in China ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Wine in literature (poetry) ................................................................................. 2 1.3 Wine in literature (prose) ................................................................................ 12 1.4 Wine vessels .................................................................................................. 17 1.5 Wine in music, opera ...................................................................................... 19 1.6