Li Jin
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Li Jin was the nephew of Emperor Xuánzong of Tang
, a member of the royal family in Tang Dynasty
as Prince of Ruyang. He is best known for his strong affection to alcoholic drinks, as well as his practice of bow and drum. He was listed in the second place in Du Fu
's poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
as:
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang , also commonly known as Emperor Ming of Tang , personal name Li Longji , known as Wu Longji from 690 to 705, was the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty in China, reigning from 712 to 756. His reign of 43 years was the longest during the Tang Dynasty...
, a member of the royal family in Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
as Prince of Ruyang. He is best known for his strong affection to alcoholic drinks, as well as his practice of bow and drum. He was listed in the second place in Du Fu
Du Fu
Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty.Along with Li Bai , he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations...
's poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
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 xian is metaphorical...
as:
- 汝阳三斗始朝天， (He can drink three big barrels before drunk)
- 道逢麴车口流涎， (He can't resist the temper of drinking when seeing the carts transporting Chinese white wine on his way)
- 恨不移封向酒泉。 (that he would rather move his place to JiuquanJiuquan- Suzhou town :The administrative center of the "prefecture-level city" of Jiuquan is the "District" of Suzhou , which occupies 3,386 square km in the eastern part of Jiuquan "prefecture-level city", and had a population of 340,000 as of 2002....
, the place where wines are produced.)