When I was a child, my mother would scold me if my hands would shake and I would throw a bowl while eating. For this reason, I had to change a plastic bowl or a stainless steel bowl to prevent it from being dropped. Nowadays, throwing bowls has become a kind of "heroism", a "trend", and an "experience" of culture... If you don't believe it, look at the handsome drinking postures on the streets of Yongxingfang, Xi'an. The action of throwing bowls triggered bursts of screams and applause from time to time. The huge queue and the mountain of broken bowls are the best proof.

"A bowl of wine throws away troubles and blessings! After drinking a bowl of wine, you have everything at home!" After reading such an advertisement, people really can't help but want to check it out. after all. Since a shop in Yongxingfang Food Street in Xi'an launched "Wanwan Wine" in 2018, with the help of online media, it has become popular all over the country. Even Xi'an seems to have become a Internet celebrity city. In front of the small shop, there is an endless stream of tourists queuing up to "smash bowls". A bowl of authentic rice wine costs a few yuan. It has low alcohol content and good taste. It can sell thousands of bowls every day, and many people are not far away. I traveled thousands of miles to Xi'an just to experience the thrill of throwing a bowl.

With the support of many factors such as Shaanxi culture, wine culture and consumption concepts, Xi'an Pandawan Wine has become extremely popular and has become a brand new modern tourism product based on traditional cultural symbols. . Since the wine became popular, shops selling it have sprung up in Xi'an. Many people come here to drink wine and experience this so-called "performance art" on the street. Brothers wanted to express their feelings, lovers wanted to keep memories, drunkards wanted to prove themselves, graduates waved their youth, and the lovelorn said goodbye to the past... For a time, Yongxingfang became an "Internet celebrity" food street with a passenger flow no less than that of Huimin Street, and even There was a spectacular scene of "queuing for two hours just to throw a bowl." So what is the origin of bowl-banging wine?

One way to say it is just as the Yongxingfang store said, what comes out of a bowl of wine is a bowl of heroism, a place of passion, and the most beautiful wishes in the heart. It is a ceremony for receiving distinguished guests in Langao County, southern Shaanxi Province. People hold the bowl filled with wine above their heads with both hands, and then make a silent wish in their hearts like they do before blowing out the candles on a birthday, then drink the wine in one gulp and slam the mouth of the bowl down with force. As the bowl broke into pieces, he yelled: Be safe every year! People believe that the crisp sound of bowl smashing can drive away all the bad luck and troubles of the year.

Another explanation, which is also understood by most people, is that throwing bowl wine was a strong drink used by ancient soldiers before going to the battlefield. Just like what was shown on TV, before the soldiers went to the battlefield, the generals would give them a banquet to boost their morale. The soldiers drank the wine and threw down the wine bowl, which symbolizes the spirit of abandoning the cauldron and disregarding death. Just like the tragic historical story recorded in "Warring States Policy", before Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, Prince Dan of Yan presented him with wine by the Yishui River to see him off. Jing Ke drank the wine in one gulp and then smashed the wine bowl to the ground. Singing "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, the strong men will never return once they are gone", and then embarked on this road of no return.

Others say that throwing bowl wine is a harmonious wine used by the Miao people to resolve grievances. It means that the two ethnic groups have settled their differences and become harmonious, which means "the grievances and grudges are lost in one throw". It is also said that throwing the bowl of wine is a procedure in Shaanxi folk funeral customs, which means throwing out the depression and having a smooth reincarnation in the next life. Of course, I don’t think tourists will delve into the specific explanation. Just like what is written in the advertisement, what comes out of a bowl of wine is a bowl of heroism and a place of passion...