big day out
It’s not quite as picturesque as the Napa Valley but a trip to the Beijing Erguotou Factory on the outskirts of the capital does include tastings. One production line pumps out 70,000 bottles of baiju a day and the factory employs about 1,400 people. The average worker is paid around 3,000 yuan a month and the liquor is packaged in special bottles just for the suburb of Changping. Employees work eight hours a day, five days a week, but some overtime is required during peak periods. Check www.chinesecultureclub.org for tours.
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