1. A gold bottle of sake costs ten thousand coins, and a jade plate worth ten thousand coins of treasure. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Traveling Is Hard"
Translation: The famous wine in the gold cup costs ten thousand yuan per bucket; the exquisite dishes in the jade plate cost ten thousand yuan.
2. Lanling fine wine and tulips, jade bowls filled with amber light. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "A Journey from a Guest"
Translation: Lanling wine is sweet and fragrant, just like the fragrance of tulips. Xinglai filled the jade bowl, glowing with amber light and crystal clear and charming.
3. Listen to a song of Junge today, and for the time being, have a glass of wine to keep your spirits up. ——Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty, "Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou"
Translation: I'll listen to you sing a song today, and borrow a glass of wine to cheer up for now.
4. The long winds send autumn geese away for thousands of miles, and you can enjoy this in high spirits. ——Li Bai, Tang Dynasty, "Farewell to Secretary Shu Yun at Xie Tiao North Tower in Xuanzhou"
Translation: The long wind blows the geese returning south. Facing this scene, they can climb up to the tall building and have a drink.
5. The luminous cup of grape wine reminds you immediately if you want to drink Pipa. ——"Liangzhou Song" by Wang Han of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: At the wine feast, the mellow grape wine is filled into exquisite luminous cups, and the singers play the quick and cheerful pipa to add to the fun. After drinking, the soldiers were all full of pride as they thought about riding on the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country.