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Brief Summary:
An analysis of the paint, “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace”, allows us to explore the circumstances that surrounded the scholars of that time. It gives us an insight as to why such euphoric and reckless atmosphere pervaded China during this period, and a comparison with previous timelines reveal the changing circumstances that led to such a situation.
Biblography:
Britannica, “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, painting in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing.” Accessed 7 Oct 2019. [Online] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seven-Sages-of-the-Bamboo-Grove
Queen’s University Belfast, “Psychoactive Drugs.” Accessed 7 Oct 2019. [Online] Available from: https://www.qub.ac.uk/elearning/public/AlcoholandDrugs/PsychoactiveDrugs/
Wikipedia, “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.” Accessed 7 Oct 2019. [Online] Available from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seven_Sages_of_the_Bamboo_Grove.jpg
Bloomberg, “Workers prepare fermented grain for alcohol extraction at the Shuijingfang production facility in Chengdu, China.”. Accessed 7 Oct 2019. [Online] Available from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-10-05/1-000-year-old-chinese-liquor-wants-to-be-the-new-tequila