Maotai () is a town in the north of

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...

province, known as the production site of '' maotai'' wine and located on the southeast (right) bank of the Chishui River (赤水河). It is under the administration of

Renhuai Renhuai () is a county-level city located in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi Zunyi () is a prefecture-level city in northern Gui ...

City, , it has five residential communities (社区) and eight villages under its administration. The village is most famous as the origin of the eponymous brand of baijiu. The liquor is one of the most universally popular in China. Maotai is the only alcoholic beverage presented as an official gift by Chinese embassies in foreign countries and regions, and it received worldwide exposure when

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Ma ...

used the liquor to entertain

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

during the state banquet for the U.S. presidential visit to China in 1972.

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{{reflist Towns in Guizhou