10 Dragon Boat Festival delicacies
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Updated: 2019-06-08 08:00
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2. Realgar Wine 雄黃酒
Realgar wine, or xionghuangjiu, is a Chinese alcoholic drink consisting of fermented cereals and powdered realgar.
There is an old saying: "Drinking realgar wine drives disease and evil away."
In ancient times, people believed that realgar was an antidote for all poisons, and effective for killing insects and driving away evil spirits.
