![Jian Nan Chun, Shui Jing Fang Wellbay, Moutai Feitian, Luzhou Laojiao Zisha Daqu, and Mianzhu Daqu baijiu bottles on a bar counter.](https://q182e5.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/29723/BvGRd0vCYAEF_z_-750x435-c.jpg)
For most foreigners who live in China, drinking baijiu (Chinese white liquor) and doing ganbei (bottoms up) is unavoidable, especially in the presence of senior colleagues and friends – no Chinese celebration or business deal is complete without a toast with some baijiu.