1. In fact, grape cultivation was introduced to China from many origins, but what is certain is that before 2000 BC, China was in the Xia Dynasty or even in the early summer.
It is generally believed that Xinjiang is the earliest place to grow grapes in China. There is no doubt that the ancient countries of Xinjiang and Central Asia at that time had a history of planting grapes before 2000 BC. In China's historical records, this area belongs to the Western Regions, but the geographical and cultural concepts of the Western Regions are divided into narrow sense and broad sense. In a narrow sense, the Western Region refers to the vast area east of Qingji, mainly including the north of Kunlun Mountain, the west of Dunhuang, the east of Pamir and even the north and south of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang today. The western region in a broad sense refers to all areas that can be reached by the western region in a narrow sense, including the Indian Peninsula, Eastern Europe and North Africa.
Therefore, if we want to discuss which dynasty grape planting in China began, we need to use the western regions in a broad sense, that is, the actual jurisdiction of this dynasty in the history of China has exceeded the present Xinjiang region, so it is certain that mature grape planting techniques existed before 2000 BC, when China was the Xia Dynasty, so it is certain that grape planting can be pushed forward. The earliest grape planting in China should be in the early summer, that is, the Yao and Shun period.
2. Grape murals appeared in Xianyang Palace in Qin Dynasty, and the history of planting grapes in Central Plains should be before the 3rd century BC, when China was in the Warring States Period.
Grape planting techniques in the western regions and even wine-making techniques have made great progress in the Qin and Han dynasties, and grape planting techniques have also appeared in the mainland. From archaeological excavations and ancient records, it can be seen that there are already grape murals in Xianyang Palace in Qin Dynasty, which is of course influenced by the blending of western culture and Central Plains culture, but it can be proved that grape planting techniques were introduced into China from the western regions.
From further archaeological discoveries, that is, wine and grape seeds unearthed from tombs, it can be confirmed that grape cultivation appeared before the 3rd century BC, when China was in the Warring States Period. If we push a little further, then the earliest grape planting in Xinjiang should be in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
3. Grape planting spread from Xinjiang to the wider land of China, not a single way of transmission, but a variety of ways of transmission.
Of course, there have been different opinions on tracing back to human grape planting technology, and even there is the origin center of 10, but it is certain that Xinjiang is an important node in the mode of communication and has had a great influence. In the process of spreading grape planting technology, the route from the western regions to the Central Plains is not a fixed route, but two routes.
Grapes planted in central North America may have been introduced into Kashmir through Iranian Plateau-Central Asia around 2000 BC, or into northern China and some eastern Xinjiang through Iranian Plateau-Central Asia basin before 2000- 1000 BC. Not later than 600 BC, European grape cultivation spread to Xinjiang, China via Asia Minor-South Caucasus-Iranian Plateau-Central Asia. Therefore, grape cultivation in China may have been introduced into Turpan in the eastern Xinjiang via northern Xinjiang, or it may have been introduced into the oasis of Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang from Central Asia via Pamir.
In a word, in which dynasty did grape cultivation first begin in China? There are three opinions:
First, the earliest grape growing area in China was Xinjiang, probably before 2000 BC, when China was in the Xia Dynasty or early summer;
Secondly, grape cultivation in the Central Plains was introduced to the mainland from Xinjiang around the 5th century BC, when China was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Thirdly, the earliest grape planting in the Central Plains has two sources, one is from northern Xinjiang to eastern Xinjiang and then to the mainland, and the other is from Pamir to southern Xinjiang and then to the mainland.