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Date: 29 SEPTEMBER 2019
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eight immortals from wikipedia
The Eight Immortals (Chinese: 八仙; pinyin: Bāxiān; Wade–Giles: Pa¹-hsien¹) are a group of legendary xian (“immortals”) in Chinese mythology. Each immortal’s power can be transferred to a vessel (法器) that can bestow life or destroy evil. Together, these eight vessels are called the “Covert Eight Immortals” (暗八仙). Most of them are said to have been born in the Tang or Shang Dynasty. They are revered by the Taoists and are also a popular element in the secular Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea, which includes Mount Penglai.
The Immortals are:
- He Xiangu (何仙姑)
- Cao Guojiu (曹國舅)
- Li Tieguai (李鐵拐)
- Lan Caihe (藍采和)
- Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓)
- Han Xiangzi (韓湘子)
- Zhang Guolao (張果老)
- Zhongli Quan (鍾離權)
In literature before the 1970s, they were sometimes translated as the Eight Genies. First described in the Yuan Dynasty, they were probably named after the Eight Immortal Scholars of the Han.
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