The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

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"Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" refers to seven celebrities in Jin Dynasty: Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Dan Tao, Liu Ling, Ruan Xian, Xiang Xiu and Wang Rong. They are unrestrained and often sing and drink under the bamboo forest. One of the most famous drinkers is Liu Ling. Liu Ling said: "Born in Liu Ling, in the name of wine, one drink and one welcome, five fights"; & lt& lt wine spectrum >> Liu Ling often carries a hip flask with him, rides a deer cart, drinks while walking, and follows the cart alone with a digging tool. When she dies, she will be buried on the spot. Ruan Xian is even more shameless to drink. Every time he drinks with Zongren, he always uses a big basin to hold the wine, without a glass or a spoon. Everyone sat around the wine basin and drank with their hands. Pigs come to drink water, but there is no hurry. Ruan Xian also joined the pigs to drink together. Liu Ling once wrote & gt a song to the effect that I walked without a trace, lived without a house, acted on the ground and did what I wanted. Whether I stop or walk, I always drink with a glass in my hand, but wine is business, and I don't know anything else. I don't care what others say. The more others want to comment, the more they want to drink. When they drink, they will sleep, and they will be in a trance. In a quiet place, they can't hear even if it thunders. They turn a blind eye to Mount Tai, don't know whether the weather is cold or hot, and don't know the desires and feelings in the world. This poem by Liu Ling fully reflects the mentality of the literati in the Jin Dynasty, that is, due to social unrest and long-term division, the rulers persecuted some literati politically, which made the literati have to drown their sorrows with wine, or avoid disasters with wine, and vent their dissatisfaction with current politics with drunken ravings. According to historical records, Wei Wendi Si Mazhao wanted to propose to Ruan Ji's daughter for her son. Ruan Ji was drunk for 60 days, so that Si Mazhao didn't have a chance to speak. These things were quite representative at that time and had a great influence on later generations.