At the turn of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, political turmoil was turbulent, various forces fought with each other, and society was in a state of chaos. In that era, the living situation of sergeants was extremely dangerous. At the same time, their personalities, thoughts and behaviors were extremely confident, elegant, and unrestrained, not clinging to material things and not formal. The "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Shan Tao, Liu Ling, Ruan Xian, Xiang Xiu and Wang Rong were informal in their daily lives and often gathered in the forest to drink and sing. The "Wei and Jin style" they represented were admired by later generations of intellectuals. However, "How could one ever be clean if one wants to be clean? The clouds may not be empty." The dirty world could not tolerate the arrogance of the literati, and they were eventually drawn into the whirlpool and drifted in the whirlpools and reefs...
Purpose: To express admiration for the demeanor of the "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove" during the Wei and Jin Dynasties