The great poet Li Bai wrote "Sleeping in a Chang'an Wine House," describing how, when intoxicated, he and his friends would miss the curfew and have to spend the night in the tavern.
中國詩仙李白不時「長安市上酒家眠」，因為他只能在市裡買醉；詩人又常一醉不起，過了夜禁時間，不得不被關在市上酒家裡過夜了。