| Maotai | |
| Native Name: | 茅台镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guizhou--> |
| Coordinates: | 27.8544°N 106.3675°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zunyi |
| Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Name3: | Renhuai |
| Subdivision Type4: | Village-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name4: | 5 residential communities 8 villages |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 453 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Maotai is a town in the north of Guizhou province, known as the production site of maotai wine and located on the southeast (right) bank of the Chishui River (赤水河). It is under the administration of Renhuai City,[1], it has five residential communities (社区) and eight villages under its administration.[2]
The village is most famous as the origin of the eponymous brand of baijiu. The liquor is one of the most universally popular in China.[3] Maotai is the only alcoholic beverage presented as an official gift by Chinese embassies in foreign countries and regions, and it received worldwide exposure when Zhou Enlai used the liquor to entertain Richard Nixon during the state banquet for the U.S. presidential visit to China in 1972.[4]