The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup or Eight Immortals Indulged in Wine () were a group of Tang dynasty scholars who are known for their love of alcoholic beverages. They are not deified and the use of "Immortal" () 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 () Li Jin () Li Shizhi () Cui Zongzhi () Su Jin () Li Bai () Zhang Xu () Jiao Sui ()
See also
Alcohol in China
External links Pieter Eijkhoff, Wine In China Its History And Contemporary Developments