<p>This is a famous poetry(in nice calligraphy writing) which was written by  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Fu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">杜甫</a> regarding his friend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Bai" rel="nofollow noreferrer">李白</a> and other 7 famous poets who, in his opinion, were &quot;8 Immortals Indulged in Wine&quot; (Yeah it was a thing back then. If you can write beautiful poems while you are drunk, you must be a genius haha). The part on this cup is the part only about 李白.</p>
<p>Both of them are titans of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_poetry" rel="nofollow noreferrer">唐诗</a>. Actually they are the best two in most people's opinion. And the best part about their friendship is that 杜甫 is such a Realism poet while 李白 is famous for his Romantic poetic style. Their style are totally opposite yet they cherish each others work and their friendship deeply.</p>
<p><a href="https://so.gushiwen.cn/mingju/juv_a91941785020.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">李白斗酒诗百篇，长安市上酒家眠，天子呼来不上船，自称臣是酒中仙。</a></p>
<p>I don't know how to translate it since it is hard to translate poems.</p>
<p>Here is the wikipedia page about this poem:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals_of_the_Wine_Cup" rel="nofollow noreferrer">饮中八仙歌</a></p>

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Li Bai can compose a hundred poems while finishing two liters of wine; Sleeping in a wine house in Chang'an; Refuses to board the ship even the Emperor is calling; Proclaiming this servant of the court is a god of drinking
Tang Ho
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@TangHo thank you. I think your translation conveyed the literal meaning pretty good!
Archeosudoerus
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Thank you so much for the information! I bought this pair of wine cups with warmers 2005 and been thinking about the text sins then. Iḿ happy! Wich you a good weekend!
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@StigEklund You are welcome! Enjoy your drinks. If you could, please accept this as the accepted answer so this question can be marked as answered.
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/8Wonu.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8Wonu.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>I have a pair of cups ca 40 mm high with a lot of text - is it a poem or just decorative calligraphy? Anybody can help me?</p>

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# Calligraphy is it a poetry

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-30)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8Wonu.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/8Wonu.jpg)I have a pair of cups ca 40 mm high with a lot of text - is it a poem or just decorative calligraphy? Anybody can help me?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-03-30. Score: 1

This is a famous poetry(in nice calligraphy writing) which was written by [杜甫](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Fu) regarding his friend [李白](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Bai) and other 7 famous poets who, in his opinion, were "8 Immortals Indulged in Wine" (Yeah it was a thing back then. If you can write beautiful poems while you are drunk, you must be a genius haha). The part on this cup is the part only about 李白.

Both of them are titans of [唐诗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_poetry). Actually they are the best two in most people's opinion. And the best part about their friendship is that 杜甫 is such a Realism poet while 李白 is famous for his Romantic poetic style. Their style are totally opposite yet they cherish each others work and their friendship deeply.

[李白斗酒诗百篇，长安市上酒家眠，天子呼来不上船，自称臣是酒中仙。](https://so.gushiwen.cn/mingju/juv_a91941785020.aspx)

I don't know how to translate it since it is hard to translate poems.

Here is the wikipedia page about this poem:
[饮中八仙歌](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals_of_the_Wine_Cup)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Li Bai can compose a hundred poems while finishing two liters of wine; Sleeping in a wine house in Chang'an; Refuses to board the ship even the Emperor is calling; Proclaiming this servant of the court is a god of drinking  
> **username_1**: @TangHo thank you. I think your translation conveyed the literal meaning pretty good!  
> **username_0**: Thank you so much for the information! I bought this pair of wine cups with warmers 2005 and been thinking about the text sins then. Iḿ happy! Wich you a good weekend!  
> **username_1**: @StigEklund You are welcome! Enjoy your drinks. If you could, please accept this as the accepted answer so this question can be marked as answered.  

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