The scene of literati gathered to rend and write poetry while imbibing spirits appears again and again in Chinese literary history. Wang Xizhi's "Gathering at Orchid Pavilion" is not only an outstanding Jin calligraphy but also a vivid portrayal of how people in those times would gather to compose verse.
文人把酒言歡，賦詩吟唱，是中國文學傳統的活動；晉朝王羲之的「蘭亭集序」不僅是書法上的傑作，也生動地傳達當時群聚賦詩的寫意。