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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 liked to drink alcoholic beverages. They are not deified and xian ("immortal; transcendent; fairy") is metaphorical.
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