Li Zhengping: Researcher in China's alcoholic beverage culture and freelance writer, is the author of Chinas Alcoholic Beverage Culture（The Current Affairs Press）.
Table of Contents
Preface
The Invention of Chinese Wine
Where does Wine Come From?
Wine in Sacrifice——a Holy Means of Invocation, an Offering in the Holy Rite
The Varieties of Alcohol and Their Appreciation
Chinese Wine and its Most Famous Types
Chinese Spirits and Their Most Famous Types
Beer in China
Wine Made in China
A New Force in the World Wine Landscape
Wine Drinking Rituals and Customs
Flagon Fine and Goblet Rare
Wine Rituals and Wine Morality
Drinking Games
Folk Customs and Wine
Drinking Styles
Hospitality and Drinking
Wine and Holidays
Wines Therapeutic Value and Regular Usage
Legends of Wine
Wine and Politics
"Lifting My Drink and Singing a Song"
Poetry and Wine
From Wine Restaurants to Bars
Traditional Wine Restaurants
Bars——Leisure Venues in the Cities
Consumption of Imported Wine
Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties
