In 1979, the 19th generation of traditional baijiu-brewing technique of Luzhou Laojiao, Lai Gaohuai held training courses at Sichuan Institute of Liquor Research. In 1988, Luzhou Laojiao established the first baijiu-brewing technical school in China, training more than 8,000 baijiu-brewing personnel and up to 5,000 baijiu-brewing engineers.