Spring in the Imperial Capital

A new song, a cup of wine; clear dew over Qiyun, spring in the imperial capital.

All the sons in the family died in battle. How could the royal house sell off their wives and daughters?

Her father and brothers died in battle, and her mother took her own life. The daughter of a military family became a girl working in a tavern.

Disguised as a man, Jiu Niang fled south to Jiangnan. Starting out with a tea stall, she used her family's wine-making craft to build a legendary restaurant.

Who could have guessed that the dying boy she picked up on a whim would later become emperor?

Or that the impoverished scholar who traded poems for drinks every day would become the top scholar in the imperial examinations?

Then it wouldn't be so surprising if the laborer who helped chop wood and haul water became a great marshal, would it?

A legendary tale of a little tavern in a turbulent age.

Theme: Promoting traditional culture.