What is the name of the Eight Immortals?

The Eight Immortals are (), Han Zhongli (,), Zhang (,), He Xiangu (He Qiong), Lan Caihe (Xu Jian), Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu (Cao Jingxiu).

Tie Guai Li 1

Let's talk about Tie Guai Li first. Tie Guai Li is the first of the folklore of the Eight Immortals. Some books say that his surname is Li and his name is Hong, and he was born in Xia Dynasty. Lu Xun's A Brief History of Chinese Novels says that his surname is Li and his name is Xuan. Zhao Yi's Yu Cong Kao also said that his surname was Liu.

2. Zhong Liquan

In the Eight Immortals, Zhong Liquan is second only to Tie Guai Li in fame. He has a high position among the Eight Immortals, especially because he is highly respected by Taoism. In the Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhen religion was regarded as the "ancestor of Zhengyang".

3. Zhang

Zhang is an old fairy named. Because he is the oldest, people respectfully call him "Zhang", and there is indeed a man named Zhang in history.

4. Lv Dongbin

Lv Dongbin is the most popular story in the Eight Immortals. In Taoism, Quanzhen Taoism regards him as "the ancestor of Chunyang", also known as "Lv Zu". Lv Dongbin was born in Hezhongfu, Zhou Pu (now Yongle Town, Ruicheng, Shaanxi).

5. He Xiangu

He Xiangu is the only female of the Eight Immortals, and there are different opinions about her life experience. She comes from the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Guang Yi was quoted as "He Erniang" in Taiping Guangji. She is a peasant woman who knits shoes. Later, because her home was too stuffy, she swam in Luofu Mountain, lived in a mountain temple, and often collected wild fruits for monks to eat in.

6. Lan Caihe

In the Eight Immortals, there was a cynical and crazy beggar named Lan Caihe. His deeds are recorded in Shen Fen's Biography of Immortals in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Tai Ping Guang Ji in the Early Song Dynasty and Lu You's Book of Southern Tang Dynasty.

7. Han Xiangzi

Han Xiangzi in Tang Dynasty, whose name was Qingfu, was one of the Eight Immortals in ancient folklore in China. He is good at playing the flute and worships Lv Dongbin as his teacher. Taoist music Introduction to Smallpox is said to have been written by Han Xiangzi.

8. Cao Guojiu

Cao Guojiu, the last of the Eight Immortals, appeared the latest and had fewer fairy tales. His life experience and stories are similar, and they are all related to Cao Empress. There is a legend in the history of Song Dynasty, Cao Shu, the word Gong Bo, the grandson of Cao Bin, and the brother of Cao Empress.

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