Do you know who the Eight Immortals were in the Tang Dynasty?
One Immortal: He Zhizhang
Knowing that Zhang is riding a horse is like taking a boat, and he falls asleep under the water.
- Du Fu's Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking
Translation
He Zhizhang rides a horse after drinking, swaying like a boat. His eyes fell into the well and he fell asleep at the bottom of the well.
Erxian: Li Xian
Ruyang's three fights started in the sky, and the mouth of the car was salivating at every turn, and it was still sealed to Jiuquan.
- Du Fu's "Song of Eight Immortals in Drinking"
Translation
Ruyang Wang Li Fu didn't go to see the son of heaven until he drank three times. On the road, I met a car loaded with distiller's yeast, and the smell of wine made my mouth water. I regret that I couldn't seal it in Jiuquan County, where the water tastes like wine.
Three Immortals: Li Shizhi
It costs tens of thousands of dollars to become prosperous on the left, and drinking like a whale sucks a hundred rivers. A cup of music is called avoiding sages.
- Du Fu's "Song of Eight Immortals in Drinking"
Translation
Li Shizhi, the left phase, rises every day and spends tens of thousands of dollars, drinking like a whale swallowing the water of a hundred rivers. Claiming to raise a glass and drink heavily is to get rid of politics and make way for the good.
Four Immortals: Cui Zongzhi
The handsome and beautiful boy of the clan, holding up his eyes and looking at the blue sky, is as bright as Yushu before the wind.
- Du Fu's Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking
Translation
Cui Zongzhi is a handsome young man, who often looks up to the sky when he drinks a glass, and his handsome posture is like a well-proportioned tree.
Five Immortals: Su Jin
Su Jin often likes to escape Zen when he is drunk, before he embroidered Buddha on a long journey.
-Du Fu's Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking
Translation
Although Su Jin fasted and was a vegetarian before the Buddha, he often forgot all the Buddhist precepts when he drank wine.
Six Immortals: Li Bai
Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems about fighting wine, and went to a restaurant in Chang 'an to sleep. The son of heaven called him and refused to get on the boat, claiming that he was a wine fairy.
- Du Fu's Song of Eight Immortals in Drinking
Translation
Li Bai can write hundreds of poems immediately after drinking. He goes to Chang 'an Street wine shop to drink and often sleeps in restaurants. The son of heaven gave a banquet in the lake and called him to preface the poem. He refused to get on the boat because he was drunk, claiming to be the fairy in wine.
Seven Immortals: Zhang Xu
The holy biography of three cups of grass in Zhang Xu, with his hat off and his head exposed before the maharaja, was like a cloud.
- Du Fu's Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking
Translation
Zhang Xu drank three cups, that is, he wrote a book with a wave of his hand, and people were called Cao Sheng at that time. He often takes off his hat and bares his head in front of princes and nobles, and writes a hasty book. If God helps him, his book will be like a cloud of smoke on paper.
Eight Immortals: Jiao Sui
Jiao Sui's five fights are outstanding, and his eloquence surprises four banquets.
- Du Fu's "Song of Eight Immortals in Drinking"
After drinking five glasses of wine, you will be refreshed. Talking at a banquet often surprises everyone.