Zhijiang wine has been associated with writers since ancient times. Du Fu, the "poet sage" in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "Two Poems on Man and Day" in Zhijiang, leaving behind the poem "Respect the cypress leaves in front of you and follow the wine, which is a win-win situation." The golden flowers inside are clever and can withstand the cold. "Ouyang Xiu, the earliest literary leader in the literary history of the Song Dynasty and one of the "Eight Masters of Prose in the Tang and Song Dynasties", wrote "Five Poems and Twenty-Four Rhymes from Zhijiangshan to Pinglu Station". Verse: "I'm thinking about going to war in the rugged way, and my past stay has become an eternity. How can I be like a boat on the river, singing the song Fang Cheese Tincture." A special self-note is left: "I was boating on the Jingjiang River for the first time, and I was very happy with chess and wine, so I wrote this sentence." Southern Song Dynasty Literature When Lu You, a famous writer, historian and patriotic poet, entered Shu, he wrote in his "Late Poissonzi Ferry": "In a poor life, I only drink too much, and my travels are vast and I chant poems." He expressed his worries about the country and the people, and his loneliness and anger of not being recognized for his talents. .
In the late Ming Dynasty, travel notes, rulers and sketches appeared, which were unique in style, elegant and fresh, or lively and humorous. They formed a literary school of their own called the "Gong'an School". Its leader, Yuan Zhongdao, one of the "Three Yuans" of the Public Security Bureau, many I traveled to the Juzhang River Basin for the first time and had an indissoluble bond with Zhijiang Wine. He recorded in "Youjuhuolu" that in the spring of the forty-fifth year of Wanli (1617), Yuan Zhongdao tasted Xujia wine (qujiu) at the home of his friend Xu Congshan in Anfu Temple. "Congshan made the best wine and was good at cooking. "Lei Sipei, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, a native of Yiling (today's Yichang City) and a member of the Gong'an faction, also visited Xu Congshan's house on the Agate River and tasted Xu Congshan's excellent wine. In his "Xu Congshan's Mountain Residence" "The poem says: "I love Nanzhou Lao, the mountains are quiet and the moon is in the courtyard. The cranes are in the clouds and the forest, and the fish are planted in the spring grass. By borrowing the surname of Gaoshi, the famous family gets Ningxin. Only treasure can relieve hangover, and you will not worry about waking up after being drunk." Xu Congshan was a hermit and had many contacts with literati of the "Gong'an School". Yuan Zhongdao and Lei Sipei wrote poems about him.
In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, an artistic creation idea emerged in ancient literary theory and poetry criticism, namely the Xingling School. It advocated direct reporting of "temperament" in literary creation, opposed the retro simulation trend, and emphasized the need to directly express people's emotions. Xingling, expressing true emotions, has had a significant impact in modern and modern literary history. Its representative figure, Zhang Wentao, a famous poet, calligrapher and painter in the Qing Dynasty, and a poet of the Xingling School, also had a drinking relationship with Zhijiang Wine. His "Drinking Composition with Haibai in a Boat on the Zhijiang River": "Invite three elders to drink and spend hundreds of years writing poems." Haibai is Zhang Wen'an and is a good friend of Zhang Wentao. The two of them used the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers as the background to invite Local celebrities took the Bailizhou historic site Yu Tai as the theme, drank wine, discussed poetry, and commented on Yu Xin's poems.
In addition, Wang Yongbin, a native of Zhijiang and the author of "Three Wonderful Books on Life" and "Night Talk around the Fireplace", lives in seclusion in the west of the bridge in Zhicheng Town. He likes to get drunk and talk with friends, chant poems and talk about the past and present. , lamenting life. His "Miscellaneous Poems on a Spring Day": "But when the flowers are blooming, guests are invited, and wine and wine are poured in the small pavilion. On a bright moonlit night, the white water is full of friendship, and the high-pitched conversation often lasts until the third watch." An elegant scholar who describes "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water" Good friends stay away from the temple, gather together in the spring to enjoy the flowers, drink wine, talk until late at night, and return home happily.
Since the Tang and Song dynasties, there have been three traditional brewing systems: official brewing, private brewing, and home brewing. Zhijiang is the origin of brewing raw materials. There are many private brewing workshops and home brewing outlets, and some workshops also brew for sale. of "home brew". Therefore, there is no need to run official brewing. What is sold at the wharf commercial port on the golden waterway is private brewing. Most of what Du Fu, Ouyang Xiu, Lu You, and Zhang Wentao tasted were brewed in workshops, while "Gong'an faction" Yuan Zhongdao and Lei Sipei tasted Xu's home brew.