Chinese leading liquor maker Wuliangye Group recently donated the takings from an auction of a bottle of wine, 880,000 yuan (US$110,000), to Project Hope, a national programme to help poverty-stricken children return to school.

The liquor, which was specially made to mark the 90th anniversary of the liquor brand winning a gold medal at the 13th International Exposition in Panama in 1915, has been maturing for 90 years. The liquor has a gold cover and gold lotus-shaped base.

The group sold another bottle of the same liquor for 500,000 yuan (US$62,500) and made the donation to the project last year.

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