Who is Drunken Eight Immortals?

Drunken Eight Immortals refer to eight famous literati in Tang Dynasty who were addicted to alcohol and morality: Li Bai, He, Li, Ruyang Wang Gift, Cui Zongzhi, Zhang Xu and Jiao Sui.

Said by: Du Fu's Song of Eight Immortals in Drinking.

Drunken Eight Immortals:

1, a fairy He: Zhang Zhi rode like a boat, dizzy, and fell into the water to sleep.

This means that when he is drunk, he rides on a horse and wobbles, just like on a boat. He fell into the well with dim eyes and fell asleep at the bottom of the well.

2, the second fairy Ruyang Wang: Ruyang three fights began to the sky, the road was salivating at the corner of the car, hate to seal it to Jiuquan.

Li Xian, the king of Ruyang, went to see the son of heaven after drinking three glasses of wine. On the way, I met a car filled with distiller's yeast, and the smell of wine made my mouth water. It's a pity that it can't be sealed in Jiuquan County, where the water tastes like wine.

3. Sanxian Li: Zuo Xiang earns 10,000 yuan a day. Drink poison to quench your thirst, and the cup is called avoiding the virtuous.

This means that Shi Li, the right-hand man, spends tens of thousands of dollars every day to rise, drinking like a whale swallowing water from a hundred rivers. It is claimed that the purpose of drinking is to get rid of politics and make way for beauty.

4, the four immortals Cui Zongzhi: the handsome boy of Zong, looking up at the sky, beautiful as Yushu before the wind.

Cui Zongzhi is a handsome young man. When he has a drink, he often looks up at the sky. His handsome figure is like a well-proportioned tree.

5, five immortals Su Jin: Su Jin often loves to escape Zen when he is drunk, and only then embroidered Buddha in Changzhai.

This means that although Su Jin fasted and became a vegetarian before the Buddha, he often forgot Buddhist precepts when drinking.

6. Six Immortals Li Bai: One hundred poems by Li Bai, buried in Chang 'an Restaurant. The son of heaven couldn't get on the boat, saying it was Brewmaster.

Li Bai can write hundreds of poems after drinking a barrel of wine. He goes to Chang 'an Street Restaurant to drink and often sleeps in restaurants. The son of heaven gave a banquet in the lake and asked him to preface the poem. He refused to get on the boat because he was drunk, claiming to be Brewmaster.

7. Zhang Xu, Seven Immortals: Three cups of grass in Zhang Xu. He waved his paper like a cloud before taking off his hat and exposing his head to the maharaja.

It means that Zhang Xu drank three glasses of wine and wrote a book with a wave of his hand. At that time, his name was Cao Sheng. He often takes off his hat in front of princes and nobles and scribbles books. If God helps him, his book will be like a cloud of smoke on the paper.

8, Eight Immortals Jiao Sui: Jiao Sui's five fights are outstanding, and Kan Kan talks about it and surprises four people. It means refreshing after five glasses of wine. The conversation at the banquet often surprises everyone.

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The Creative Background of Drinking and Singing the Eight Immortals

According to "Biography of Li and Xuanzong in the New and Old Tang Dynasty", Li went on strike in April of the fifth year of Tang Tianbao (746), so this poem must have been written after April of the fifth year of Tang Tianbao, that is, when Du Fu arrived in Chang 'an.

It is recorded in history that Li Bai, He, Li, Cui Zongzhi, Zhang Xu and Jiao Sui are all good drinkers and are called "Eight Immortals in Wine". They all live in Chang 'an, and they are very similar in drinking, generous and open-minded. This poem written by Du Fu is the portrait of these eight people.

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