Editing Kvass (section)

===China===
[[File:Urumqi Kvass.jpg|thumb|''Kavas'' served in a restaurant in Ürümqi, [[Xinjiang]]]]

In the mid-19th century, kvass was introduced in [[Xinjiang]], where it became known as {{Lang|zh-Latn|kavas}} ({{zh|s=格瓦斯|p=géwǎsī}}) and eventually became one of the region's signature drinks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xinjiang native beer-kvass |date=22 December 2021 |url=https://inf.news/en/food/b383650d5c91981b8bb06217f2ca505f.html |publisher=INFNews |access-date=22 December 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is usually consumed cold together with [[barbecue]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Yike |first=Wang |title=Beverages of Xinjiang |date=22 February 2018 |url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/beverages-of-xinjiang/MTA1NA== |magazine=Youlin Magazine |access-date=17 September 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018113306/https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/beverages-of-xinjiang/MTA1NA== |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1900, Russian merchant Ivan Churin founded [[Churin and Qiulin|Harbin Churin Food]] ({{Lang|zh|秋林 Qiulin}}) in [[Harbin]], offering kvass and other specialities, and by 2009, the company was already producing 5,000 tons of kvass a year, making up 90% of the local market. In 2011, it moved its kvass factory to [[Tianjin]], increasing its sales to 20,000 tons in the first year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Chinese Thirst for Kvass Draws Wahaha into Russian Niche |date=15 April 2013 |url=http://goldsea.com/Text/index.php?id=14389 |magazine=[[Goldsea]] |access-date=17 September 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929020922/http://goldsea.com/Text/index.php?id=14389 |url-status=live }}</ref>