A panacea An overview of the history of drinking in China reveals that the upper-class literati drank for two main reasons, to socialize and show off their talent and learning, while the lower classes drank to bond.
一醉千愁解；三杯萬事和綜觀中國古代飲酒史，古代文人藉飲酒達到社交、彰顯才學兩大功能；底層則藉由喝酒通人我。