For more than a thousand years Mount Emei, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, has been one of China’s best-known spiritual places. Located in Sichuan province, the mountain was not only home to an important monastery but was also the site of intertwining trade and pilgrimage routes, a destination for meetings and the location of momentous battles. Today, there are no visible traces to memorialize this historically rich past.
Neri&Hu‘s design for Shan-Shui, the Pernod Ricard brand’s first whisky distillery in China, adds a new layer to the site’s storied history. The contemporary transformation of the landscape nonetheless evokes deep respect for the land and local culture. At the same time, the design is deeply informed by the brand’s spirit, based on the values of integrity, craftsmanship and ethics.
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