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Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

This article is about the Tang Dynasty scholars known for enjoying alcohol. For other uses, see Eight Immortals (disambiguation).
Kozuka with Li Bai drinking a cup of wine while looking at a waterfall

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup or Eight Immortals Indulged in Wine (Chinese: 飲中八仙; pinyin: yǐnzhōng bāxiān) were a group of Tang Dynasty scholars who are known for their love of alcoholic beverages. They are not deified and xiān ("immortal; transcendent; fairy") is metaphorical. The term is used in a poem by Du Fu, as well as in the biography of Li Bai in the New Book of Tang.

They appeared in Du's poem in the following order:

  • He Zhizhang (賀知章 Hè Zhīzhāng)
  • Li Jin (李璡 Lǐ Jìn)
  • Li Shizhi (李適之 Lǐ Shìzhi)
  • Cui Zongzhi (崔宗之 Cuī Zōngzhī)
  • Su Jin (蘇晉 Sū Jìn)
  • Li Bai (李白 Lǐ Bái)
  • Zhang Xu (張旭 Zhāng Xù)
  • Jiao Sui (焦遂 Jiaō Suì)

See also

  • Chinese alcoholic beverage

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