Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

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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)

• Chinese alcoholic beverage

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