The Seven Sages often gathered in a bamboo grove to drink, play the qin and discuss Xuanxue philosophy.
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The seven were 嵇康, 阮籍, 山涛, 向秀, 刘伶, 王戎 and 阮咸. Their wine, music and scorn for ritual and office made them the model of the free-spirited scholar, and a favourite subject of painters.
