In "A Thousand Gold Piece Prescription" the Tang dynasty writer Sun Szu-miao reveals his method for getting to sleep: "Get half drunk from wine and lie alone in a warm bed with a soft pillow. If you can calm the mind, sleep will naturally follow."
唐代孫思邈在《千金方》中提到：「半醉酒、獨自宿、軟枕頭、暖益足、能息心、自瞑目。」