Here's Dame Jessica Rawson, renowned expert on Chinese bronze: "The first dynasties of China, the Shang and the Zhou, made large numbers of fine bronze containers for food, for alcohol ...

Yr-Old Liquor Found in a Bronze, Owl-Shaped Vessel Awes Researchers; Possibly the Oldest Known Distilled Alcohol Researchers got excited when they finally figured out what was inside the vessel they ...

"We cannot underestimate the wealth and sophistication of the late Zhou culture that created such an outstanding bronze vessel. Only men of high status, such as a king, his nobles and officials ...

15.5 x 30 cm. (6.1 x 11.8 in.) ...

The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled liquor. This discovery suggests that the history of Chinese distilled liquor ...

Chinese Zhou ritual vessel (made around 1050 BC). Bronze gui, found in western China. How often do you dine with the dead? It may seem a strange question, but if you're Chinese it may not be quite ...