《中国酒》在中国人的观念中.酒不是生活必需品.但在社会生活中，酒文化却作为一种独特的文化形式影响着中国人的生活。中国的酒以谷物粮食酿造的居多，在这样一个历史悠久、人口众多并长期以农业立国的国家，酒业的兴衰历来都与政治、经济、社会有着密不可分的关系——粮食生产的丰歉是酒业兴衰的晴雨表，历朝历代的统治者都会根据粮食的收成情况，通过发布酒禁或开禁，来调节酒的生产，以确保民生。（Chinese alcoholic drinks are chiefly made from grain. Throughout the long history of China,with its large population and long-term reliance on agriculture, the ups and downs of the wine trade have been closely bound up with political, economic and social conditions. The fluctuations in the grain harvest were like a barometer for the ups and downs of the wine business. ）