The Eight Immortals in Drinking refer to eight people who are good drinkers: Li Bai, He Zhizhang, Li Shizhi, Ruyang Wang Lijin, Cui Zongzhi, Su Jin, Zhang Xu and Jiao Sui. The nine friends in the painting refer to Dong Qichang, Yang Wencong, Cheng Jiasui, Zhang Xuezeng, Bian Wenyu, Shao Mi, Li Liufang, Wang Shimin and Wang Jian.

Li Bai, whose name is Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi and Xianren, was a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty, and was praised as "Poet Fairy" by later generations. His representative works include it is hard to go, Difficult Road to Shu, Coming into Wine, etc. He Zhizhang, the word Ji Zhen, is a famous poet and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. His representative works are "Singing Willow" and "Returning to My Hometown". Li Shizhi, the imperial clan and prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, the grandson of Li Chenggan, the king of Hengshan Mountain; Li Jin, nephew of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, good wine; Cui Zongzhi, named Chengfu, a native of Tang Dynasty, attacked the Duke of Qi, and his masterpiece "Give Li Twelve White"; Su Jin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, is his masterpiece "On Eight Diagrams"; Zhang Xu, a native of the Tang Dynasty, is famous for his cursive script and good sex. Jiao Sui, a native of Tang Dynasty, was a commoner.

Dong Qichang, a painter and calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, is good at painting landscapes, and has written Eight Scenes in Autumn, etc. Yang Wencong, a painter in the late Ming Dynasty, was good at painting landscapes, and wrote "The Picture of Dead Wood and Bamboo Stone". Cheng Jiasui, a painter and poet in Ming Dynasty, is the author of Song Yuan Lang Tao Ji, etc. Zhang Xuezeng, a painter in the late Ming Dynasty, is the author of Poem Scroll, etc. Bian Wenyu, a painter in Ming Dynasty, is the author of Ming Painting Record, etc. Shao Mi, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, is the author of "Delineating the Map" and so on. Li Liufang, a poet, painter and calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, is the author of Lin Qiu Pavilion Map, etc. Wang Shimin, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, is the author of "Imitation of Mountains and Rivers", etc. Wang Jian, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, is the author of "Autumn Mountain Map Axis".