This liquor is also one the most famous Chinese liquors and it won a gold medal at the Panama International Exhibition in 1916. The high quality of the liquor is due in great part to the natural water of wells located at the Apricot Blossom Village (杏花村) in Shanxi Province. Fenjiu looks clear and tastes soft and sweet. It may contaion 38%, 48% or 53% alcohol, and it has light fragrance and taste.