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Watercolor and gouache illustration of an open upright ceramic Shanxi vinegar-pei vat with damp solid mash and a wooden paddle.
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Shanxi vinegar ceramic vat

An open ceramic vat holds the moist solid mash, or vinegar pei, during Shanxi aged vinegar’s aerobic acetic fermentation. A 2025 study records a Taiyuan example about 1 m wide and 1.2 m high.

Tanks and vats
Taiyuan
Watercolor illustration of a large earthenware baijiu aging jar with a covered mouth and reddish cloth drape, based on an official Fenjiu cellar photograph.
Equipment

Ceramic baijiu aging jar

Large ceramic jars hold distilled baijiu during maturation. Fenjiu documents rows of aging jars in Shanxi, including specially specified unglazed earthenware; available sources do not establish one universal shape, volume or closure.

Jars, pots and crocks
China
Watercolor cutaway of one sealed porcelain fermentation vat below the floor, showing grain mash inside the vessel and soil outside its walls.
Equipment

Buried ceramic jar for light-aroma baijiu

A buried ceramic fermentation jar holds the solid-state grain charge for light-aroma baijiu. Fenjiu reportage describes porcelain vats set into the floor; the cited sources establish no universal historical profile or dimensions.

Jars, pots and crocks
China