Lanshan County, a county under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, is located on the southern border of Hunan Province, on the north side of the middle section of the Nanling Mountains. It is known as "Chuwei Yuetou" and is an important gateway from southwestern Hunan to the coastal areas of Guangdong.

Lanshan is located at the eastern foot of Jiuyi Mountain. The terrain slopes from southwest to northeast. Mountains, hills, hills and flat areas are intertwined within the territory. It is mainly mountainous and is a typical mountainous county.

Lanshan County borders Linwu County to the east, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County and Lianzhou City, Guangdong Province to the south, Ningyuan County to the west, and Jiahe County to the north.

"Cow dung wine" is a major specialty of Lanshan County (which belongs to Yongzhou City). It should be said that it is unique in Lanshan. Apart from Lanshan County, I have not seen this kind of wine in other places.

"Cow dung wine" has an inelegant name, and strangers find it unpleasant, so some people like to call it "Cow dung wine" in Blue Mountain.

"Cow dung wine" is a major specialty of Lanshan County (which belongs to Yongzhou City). It should be said that it is unique in Lanshan. Apart from Lanshan County, I have not seen this kind of wine in other places.

"Cow dung wine" has an inelegant name, and strangers find it unpleasant, so some people like to call it "black paste wine".

There is an interesting local story about "cow dung wine": a man was so good at drinking that he sold almost all his family's property and went out drinking every day and returned late at night.

One day, his wife couldn't bear it anymore and locked him out.

It was raining heavily outside, so he had no choice but to go to the cattle pen to take shelter from the rain while holding the wine bottle.

When cleaning the cattle pen the next day, a pot of "cow dung wine" was found.

It turned out that his wife saw that he was not up to par, so she stepped on his wine bottle into a pile of cow dung to satisfy her hatred. Who would have expected that this step actually produced a masterpiece of wine.

"Cow dung wine" looks dark, and despite its unattractive appearance, the wine is so strong that it won't flow away and condense into a small ball when dropped on the table.

Its taste is also very mellow and sweet, refreshing, and has an endless aftertaste after drinking it.

The production of "cow dung wine" is very sophisticated: first, local high-quality glutinous rice is used as raw material, steamed in a special large wooden barrel, mixed with yeast, and served in a vat. After half a month, sweet and delicious well water is poured in, and mixed with many other ingredients.

Precious medicinal materials are used for brewing; after the wine is brewed, pour the wine into a ceramic jar with a narrow mouth, seal the mouth of the jar with a clean cloth, cover it with a lid, and then coat it with cement or lime to prevent air leakage; then, put it on the cow

Dig a hole in the pen where there is a lot of cow dung, place the jar in the hole, and fill it with cow dung.

After half a year or more, when the wine is taken out, the wine has turned into a color like cow dung - dark brown.

Generally speaking, the longer it is left, the thicker the wine will be and the more fragrant and sweet the taste will be.

"Cow dung wine" is rich in vitamins, proteins and other nutrients. It has medicinal values ??such as relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, refreshing the brain and refreshing the mind, eliminating cold and removing dampness.

Local people also rub this wine on patients with fever to help reduce the fever.

After outsiders drank Nanshan's "cow dung wine", they became reluctant to part with it. So some people went home and tried to imitate it, but all failed.

It is said that this is related to the unique geographical conditions of the Blue Mountains.

Lanshan County borders Guangdong and Chenzhou in Hunan. It is mountainous and has undulating terrain. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. In addition, it has unique advantages in rice quality and water quality, which makes this excellent wine.

Due to the inconvenience and time required to make it, this wine is extremely rare.

In the Blue Mountains, this wine is only used to entertain distinguished guests.

Papa oil tea is a traditional snack unique to Blue Mountain, famous for its spicy, fragrant, sweet, crisp and delicious taste.

Baba is made from local high-quality glutinous rice. It is about the size of deep-fried adult pigeon eggs. Each bowl holds ten to twelve pieces. It is served with fried peanuts, soybeans, frozen rice, etc., with a little chopped green onion sprinkled on top, and then soaked in rice.

When put into the boiling oil tea and ginger soup (the soup contains ginger, a little brown sugar and tea leaves), it is fragrant, spicy, sweet and crunchy, and is very delicious.

Camellia oleifera can induce sweating and dispel cold, promote blood circulation, and is beneficial to fitness and disease prevention.

During the Southern Dynasties, there were many bandits in Chenzhou and Guiyang, and the people had no peace all year round.

Local officials wrote to the court, requesting the court to send troops to suppress the bandits.

After Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty read the memorial, during the Datong period, he sent Xuzhou governor Cheng Jingjun (from Dingxing County, Hebei Province) to lead troops to suppress the bandits.

After receiving the imperial edict, Cheng Jingjun ordered more than a thousand troops, prepared his equipment, and rushed to Chenzhou and Guiyang day and night.

Cheng Jingjun's troops were invincible and their momentum was overwhelming.

The bandits were so frightened that they pissed themselves and fled towards the Blue Mountains.

Cheng Jingjun led his troops in pursuit to Fuyangtou Village, Tafeng Town, Lanshan Mountain.

The soldiers all developed edema and suffered from edema disease.

So the troops stayed in Fuyangtou Village to rest.

What's going on?

Are the local people not suffering from edema?

A local Yao doctor told him: "Lanshan is a mountainous area, and there is a kind of miasma poison and cold and dampness. Your disease is caused by the miasma and cold and dampness." Cheng Jingjun asked: "You have been in the mountainous area for many years and you don't suffer from edema?"

"The doctor said: "We have been drinking ginger tea all year round.

Therefore, it can resist the invasion of miasma and moisture.

Cheng Jinggang asked again: "What does ginger tea do?"

The doctor replied: "Ginger has a pungent taste and slightly warm nature. It has the functions of dispersing wind and cold, stopping vomiting, and warming the body and promoting water circulation."

Green tea has a cold taste and has the functions of neutralizing, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and aiding digestion.

When the two are combined together, the warmth and cold offset each other. After drinking, it can not only cure edema, but also resist the invasion of cold and moisture.

"Cheng Jingjun suddenly realized.