Chinese archaeologists discover the earliest known fruit wine in East Asia(1/2)

Photo shows a sample of preserved fruit wine from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-256 BC), with silt in the plastic bag. Chinese archaeologists have discovered the remains of fruit wine in liquid and silt excavated from the Beibaie cemetery in Shanxi during the Zhou Dynasty. It's the earliest known archaeological evidence of fruit wine in East Asia. (Photo: China News Service/ Sun Zifa)

Photo shows fruit wine samples of Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-256 BC) for research. Chinese archaeologists have discovered the remains of fruit wine in liquid and silt excavated from the Beibaie cemetery in Shanxi during the Zhou Dynasty. It's the earliest known archaeological evidence of fruit wine in East Asia. (Photo: China News Service/ Sun Zifa)