In Mianzhu, the streets smell of spirits and the temples hum with history

There is the smell of liquor in the air when you enter Mianzhu, the county-level city in Deyang of southwestern Sichuan province.

The smell is real. The city is the birthplace of China's white liquor brand Jiannanchun, a famous baijiu that has a rich and well-balanced flavor.

But apart from the white spirits, which has a history of more than 500 years, Mianzhu has a lot more to offer to tourists.