From June 30th to July 4th, the School of International Education and the Guizhou Research Institute jointly organized the activity of “Enchanting in Guizhou -- Practice of Chinese Liquor Experiencing for International students of UIBE”, where nine international students from different countries traveled to Renhuai, Guizhou, to explore theculture and industry of the local sauce-flavored liquor.
During the activity, the students visited the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall, the Fenghuangshan Red Army Martyrs Cemetery, and the Maotai Ferry, learned about the history of the Long March, and appreciated the Long March spiritof the Communist Party of China. They gained a deeper understanding of China and the Communist Party of China. In Renhuai, the city of Chinese sauce-flavoredliquor, international students visitedseveralenterprises, including Guizhou Hongyingzi Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., the Renhuai Institute of National Liquor Inspection Center, Guotai Liquor Enterprise, and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Liquor Enterprise, etc. They personally experienced the traditional and unique “12987” brewing technique, witnessed the fusion of traditional process with modern technology, and felt the great craftsmanship of China and the diversified developmentof the Renhuai sauce-flavored liquor industry.
At the end, a symposium was held between UIBE teachers and students and the Renhuai Liquor Industry Association to discuss how to develop the international market for “the Core Production Area of Chinese sauce-flavoredliquor”. Executive Vice President Liu Bangtao, SecretaryGeng Huifang, and the DeanZhang Leinanall expressed that UIBE's abundant and high-quality resource of international students can contribute to the internationalization of theChinese sauce-flavoredliquorindustry in Renhuai. UIBE’s international students shared the liquor culture and liquor economy in their home countries.They investigated the liquor trade between China and their home countries, and offered suggestions for expanding the international market for theChinese sauce-flavoredliquor in Renhuai.
This activity not only provided international students of UIBE with a deeper understanding of Guizhou's sauce-flavoredliquor, but also established a new platform for its internationalization by making international students as the bridge.It also planted hope for international students in UIBE to obtain employment or to start a business in related fields. In the future, Guizhou Province and UIBE can deepen the strategic cooperation, making international students an essential force that help the Chinese sauce-flavoredliquor bringing in and going global. Moreover, international students are expected to spread the Chinese sauce-flavoredliquor to the world and tell the China’s stories well!
