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Description: ✨Interesting cultural insight ✨ In the modern age, we drink alcohol mostly for celebrating, socializing or to compliment a nice meal. However, our ancestors started to consume alcohol during their ritual gatherings. Ancient Romans even regarded wine as medicine, which had the power to heal. To ancient China, alcohol was a staple for thousands of years, and it was never absent from family celebrations or ceremonies honouring gods and ancestors. This richness of the drinking culture also reflects in the Chinese language as the Chinese character for alcohol: 酒 (jiǔ) has the same pronunciation as the character for “longevity” 久. ▼ More Chineasy ▼ » Subscribe to our YouTube to watch the latest video: youtube.com/channel/UCBNzhTi3AbfUxjbVY_n029g » Instagram: bit.ly/37MRpro » Facebook: bit.ly/2Nl7rS6 » Email: hello@chineasy.com ▼ Recommended Videos ▼ » Traditional vs Simplified Chinese: youtu.be/iWG1Taz3Ik0 » Master four tones: youtu.be/VW01_WUPHqw » Lesson 1: youtu.be/T5FNvW19GbA