Mount Emei in China's Sichuan province is known as the hallowed home of wuxia (martial arts) legends, but the fabled mountain could soon also be known for something else - whisky.
French spirits maker Pernod Ricard, the second-largest in the world, has announced plans for a malt whisky distillery at the foot of the mountain - the first such foreign-owned distillery in China.
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