Maotai () is a town in the north of

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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. The city is served by Zunyi Maotai Airport. Administr ...

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 ( zh, s=周恩来, p=Zhōu Ēnlái, w=Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 unti ...

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 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

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

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{{Authority control Towns of Zunyi Renhuai

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