Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd. is situated on the bank of Minjiang River, north of Yibin City in Sichuan Province, Southwestern China, which is known as the "First Major City along the Yangtze River". The predecessor of Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd. was "Sichuan Yibin Distillery, China Monopoly Company", which was jointly founded in early 1950s by several brewery mills passed down from ancient times. The factory was formally renamed as "Yibin Wuliangye Distillery" in 1959 and following "Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd." after restructuring in 1998.
Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd., a modern corporation boasting a profound corporate culture, is mainly engaged in the production and operation of Wuliangye and its serial alcohols, while concurrently manufacturing and operating precision plastic products, series car molds, precision and high-end injection and stamping molds of large, medium and small sizes, and involving in bio-engineering, pharmaceutical industry, printing, electronics, logistics and transport, and other related service sectors. Sales revenue in 2006 was RMB20.05 billion. Buildings and facilities for scientific and technological development, production and operation are scattered regularly in a garden-like factory park, where around 30,000 employees are working conscientiously.
Wuliangye Liquor", the product that won Wuliangye Group Co., Ltd fame, is an outstanding representative of strong aromatic liquor. With broomcorn, rice, glutinous rice, wheat, and corn as raw materials, stirred by " Baobaoqu" (a kind of saccharified yeast starter), " Wuliangye Liquor" is made in traditional process, from fermentation in the aged cellar, years-long brewing to appropriate blending. That unique process that takes the five different cereals as raw materials can perfectly mingle and absorb the essence of all the five. "Wuliangye Liquor" has formed its own liquor style, featuring " lasting flavors, mellow savor, luscious and refreshing tastes, harmonious and just-right flavors, and especially famous for its versatile flavors". Widely acclaimed for its six major advantages, i.e. unique natural eco-environment, over 600-year-old ancient cellar passed down from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.), recipe of five grains, brewing process, harmonious quality and "Liquor City", it has become a treasure among today's liquor products.
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