China's most popular spirit brand, Moutai, will establish a college to teach wine-related science, in an effort to promote China's national liquor brand worldwide.

为了在全球范围内推动中国的国家白酒品牌，中国最受欢迎的酒品牌茅台将成立一所大学传授与酒相关的科学。

Already approved by the Ministry¹ of Education, Moutai College will have five undergraduate programs, including brewing² engineering, ecological³ engineering and food quality and safety studies. The college aims to enroll⁴ 5,000 students and will place an emphasis on wine-related technologies, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

据新华社报道，茅台学院已获教育部批准，它将开设五个本科生专业，包括酿酒工程、资源循环工程和食品质量与安全研究。该学校目标录取5000名学生，重点则放在与酒相关的技术上。

Similar to Russian vodka, Moutai is a distilled⁵ spirit made from sorghum⁶, wheat or rice.

与俄罗斯伏特加类似，茅台是一种由高粱、小麦或大米制成的蒸馏酒。

With a history that dates back to the 1st century B.C., the brand first impressed foreigners with its mellow⁷ aroma⁸ and smooth taste at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. It is also a popular drink at state functions.

其历史可追溯至公元前1世纪，在1915年巴拿马-太平洋国际博览会上，茅台以其沁人心脾首次给外国人留下了深刻印象。它还是政府部门内一种十分受欢迎的酒类。

Though the brand has a remarkable⁹ reputation both domestically and abroad, its sales have slumped¹⁰ in recent years, partly because of the Chinese government's crackdown on corruption¹¹, which has reduced the number of extravagant¹² government receptions and gift exchanges.

虽然茅台蜚声中外，但其销量近年来暴跌，部分原因是中国政府的反腐，该运动已经减少了政府奢靡接待宴和礼物交换的次数。

Facing this domestic downturn, the company has been exploring global cooperation with five overseas agencies in an attempt to become the world's No. 1 liquor brand.

面对国内低迷的状况，该公司一直与五个海外机构探索全球合作，旨在将茅台打造成全球首屈一指的酒品牌。

Some experts believe that the establishment of Moutai College will provide the company with a pool of professionals and a technological¹³ edge. It also could help Moutai to tap into the foreign market.

一些专家认为，茅台学院的设立，将为该公司提供专业人才库和技术优势，还有助于茅台进军国外市场。