蒙元时期的酿酒锅与蒸馏乳酒技术

Wine-making Cauldrons and Technology of Distilling Milk Wine in the Mongolian Khanate and Yuan Dynasty Period

2004年春夏之交，北京中华世纪坛艺术馆与内蒙古自治区博物馆联合举办“成吉思汗——中国古代北方草原游牧文化大展”，其中的一件展品“铜酿酒锅”（图一）引起了笔者的兴趣。后来有机会在内蒙古博物馆同仁的帮助下，仔细观察了这件酿酒锅。

A comparison suggests that the bronze cauldrons unearthed from Bairin Left Banner of Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia and those from Qinglong County of Hebei are different from each other in relative date. The latter finds show themselves to be a little more advanced than the former in shape and function although both of them may have belonged to the Mongolian Khanate and Yuan Dynasty period. The former are a little earlier. They must have been cauldrons for wine making, a sort of constellation for making milk wine in the Mongolian Khanate and Yuan Dynasty period, and also the earliest distillaters among the wine making vessels discovered so far in China. Their revelation contributes to the further deep-going discussion on the technology of wine distillation.