Workers process sorghum grains at a distillery of Kweichow Moutai Co. in Maotai Town in southwestern China’s Guizhou Province in this file photo. Shanghai-listed liquor giant Moutai rose to 1,001 yuan (US$145) in its intraday trading Thursday, the first firm whose shares hit the 1,000 yuan mark in 27 years on China’s domestic stock exchanges. Moutai closed up 1.68 percent at 996.35 yuan Thursday. Xinhua