The Eight Immortals in Drinking refer to He Zhizhang, Li Bai, Li Shizhi, Li Jing, Zhang Xu, Cui Zongzhi, Su Jin, and Jiao Sui. These people were all heavy drinkers in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was a tall, bold and unrestrained literati. Because of their similar interests, these literati often drank together and were called the Eight Immortals in Drinking by Du Fu.

He Zhizhang is the oldest and most senior among the eight people. He has a good relationship with Li Bai. It was he who gave Li Bai the nickname of "immortal". He often drinks with Li Bai and Zhang Xu. Because He Zhizhang has an open-minded and unrestrained personality, and his poetry is as uninhibited as his personality, he is called a poetry maniac by the world, and he himself calls himself "Si Ming Kuang Ke".

Li Bai was famous both at the time and in later generations, and his influence was far-reaching. As soon as He Zhizhang saw him, he said that he was demoted to the earth as a god in heaven, which shows his free and easy personality and brilliant talent. At the same time, Li Bai was also a poet whom Du Fu admired very much. Du Fu wrote more than a dozen poems for Li Bai. He also wrote the most about Li Bai in "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" and praised him emphatically.

Zhang Xu was a grass sage in the Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy, Li Bai's poems and Pei Min's sword dancing were known as the Three Wonders at the time. Li Jing was not only noble in status, but also proficient in music and looked very good. He was so handsome that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty called him "Flower Slave", thinking that his appearance was not as handsome as that of a human being. Li Shizhi once served as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Because of his rough personality, he was often plotted by the traitorous prime minister Li Linfu. Su Jin was very smart since he was a child. People at the time compared him to Wang Can during the Three Kingdoms period. He drank wine and followed Buddhist precepts. All forgotten. Cui Zongzhi had a good relationship with Li Bai. He often went boating with Li Bai on moonlit nights in Jinling, and he also wrote the poem "Gift to Li Twelve Bais". Although he was young, handsome and handsome, he was also an out-and-out drinker. Jiao Sui was the only commoner among these eight people, but he had a free and easy personality and liked to talk loudly. He often shocked everyone with his words, and he was in harmony with these people.