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).

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.

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup depicted by Ming dynasty painter Du Jin

Kozuka with Li Bai drinking a cup of wine while looking at a waterfall

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

External links

• Pieter Eijkhoff, Wine In China Its History And Contemporary Developments