DrinkingGamesThemaincontentHistoryofdrinkinggamesSeverallinesofdrinkinggames•apopularpastimewithalongtraditioninChina.•addingfuntothedrinking•tojuiceupthegathering(heightenthedrinkingatmosphere)Drinkinggames•Itisliterallytranslatedas“practisingwineorder”.•Inthisgame,someoneismadethecommander(行令官)andothersmustobeyhisordersatthetable,eithertocomposeapoemortodosomeotherthings.•Thepersonwhofailstocarryouttheorderispenalizedtodrink.Rulesofdrinkinggames•1.Therulesofdrinkingareasstrictastherulesofwar.(酒令如军令。)•2.TheM.C.(masterofceremonies)令官(酒令中,凡有违规的,由令官决定处罚饮酒多少)。•3.Drinkaccordingtotheetiquette.(依例饮酒。)•4.Justiceforall.(行令时一律平等。)•5.DoexactlyasM.C.say.(酒令不可违。)•6.Nostrictorder.(不行苛令。)HistoryofdrinkinggamesTheSixDynastiesPeriod(魏晋南北朝)•WindingCreekandFloatingCups(曲水流觞)TangDynastry(唐朝)•beplayedintheformofverbalexpressionsaccompaniedbybody(曲子歌舞)•gaverisetoalargenumberofrhymedverses(酒令著辞)•tunepromotedtheliterarypracticeofwritingversestopretunedmusicMingandQingDynastry(明清时期)•TheperiodofprosperityofdrinkingisQingDynasty,thequantityoftheachievementsofdrinkingislarge.(清代是酒令的繁荣时期,酒令作品层次不穷。)•Twocategories-generalgameandliteralgame.(两类——通令和雅令。)SeverallinesofdrinkinggamesWindingCreekandFloatingCups•“Therewerespectacularmountainsandmagnificentpeaks,flourishingforestandtallbamboos,andthere,reflectingthescenerystandingonthebanksides,werelimpidrivuletwithrapidstream,whichwasachannelforspiritcupsfloatingdownwards.Wesatbythewatersideinorder,drinkingandchanting.”--PrefacetotheOrchidPavilionCollection(兰亭集序)Threesomeswiththedominoes(骨牌令)•Faithful:“Onmyleftthebrightbluesky.”(左边是张天)•GrandmotherJia:“TheLordlooksdownfromheavenonhigh.”(头上有青天)•Faithful:“Fiveandsixtogethermeet.”(当中是个五和六)•GrandmotherJia:“BySixBayBridgetheflowerssmellsweet.”(六桥梅花香彻骨)•Faithful:“Leavessixandaceupontheright.”(剩了一张六合么)•GrandmotherJia:“Theredsunintheskysobright.”(一轮红日出云霄)•Faithful:“Ashock-headeddevilwithhairliketow.”(凑成却是个‘蓬头鬼)•GrandmotherJia:“ZhongKui,letmego!”(这鬼抱住钟馗腿)Arrow-Casting(投壶)•Thoseunabletoplayarcheryindeedwouldfindasubstituteforthegame,thatis,tocastarrowsintoaflagon.•Astherulegoes,theonewhogotthemosthitswasthewinnerwhiletheloserwouldbemadetodrink.Dicing(骰子)•Dicearerolledandcontestantshavetoguessthenumberofspots.•Thosewhomakeanincorrectguesspayaforfeitbydrinkingacup.FingerGuessing(CaiQuan)•Twopeoplesitatthesametable.•Usingonehand,theysimultaneouslystretchoutfingersandshoutoutanumberbetweenoneand10.•Ifaplayerguessesright,he/shewins.Theloserthenhastotakeadrink.•Ifbothplayersguessrightorifbothguesswrong,thegamecontinues.•'twokindbrothers'(哥俩好)•'makingafortuneinfourseasons'(四季发财)GongShow(击鼓传花)•Withonepersonbeatingadrumorgong,theotherssittingaroundthetablewillquicklypassaflowerfromonetoanother.•Whenthedrummerstops,whoeverhastheflowerwilldrinkandevengiveasimpleperformanceaccordingtotherules.Seven(逢七过)•Peoplesitting,insuccession,saynumbers.•Thefirstplayersaysone,”thesecondsays“two,”andsoon.•Thepersonwhoissupposedtosay“seven”mustmovedirectlyto“eight.”•Theplayersgooncounting,avoidingthenumber“seven,”allofitsmultiples(14,21etc.)andallthenumbersincluding“seven,”(17,27,37etc.)•Thepersonwhoaccidentallysaysaforbiddennumberhastobepunishedbytakingadrink.ENDTHANKS