The Eight Immortal Drinkers 飲中八仙歌 by Du Fu 杜甫

This video presents an unusual poem by Du Fu. On the surface, it is a poem celebrating wine drinking. However, given the historical context and the back stories of the characters listed in the poem, Du Fu might have other hidden intentions. Watch this video and make your own judgements!

Source of thumbnail picture:
https://zh.daoinfo.org/index.php?titl...

Source of other pictures:
The old courtier He and Li Bai: https://wapbaike.baidu.com/tashuo/bro...
The Tang Dynasty music band: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/羯鼓#/med...
The second emperor of Tang Dynasty Li Shi-ming: https://baike.baidu.com/item/李世民/44058
The Daoist Hermit Ruan Ji: https://www.sohu.com/a/166808623_601077
The Calligrapher Zhang Xu: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mW4...
Zhang Xu's two calligraphy work:
https://k.sina.cn/article_6526537209_...
http://www.yamoke.com/a/202301/21526....
The orator Jiao Sui: https://www.gamersky.com/handbook/201...
A banquet of ancient China: https://kknews.cc/culture/jaevmql.html
Map of China: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/甘肅
Rocket Launching base:
https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n675...
Emperor Li Shi-min and his daughter-in-law: https://www.sohu.com/a/201602168_9990...