Which dynasty did the Eight Immortals belong to?

The names of the Eight Immortals were different before the Ming Dynasty, including the Eight Immortals in the Han Dynasty, the Eight Immortals in the Tang Dynasty and the Eight Immortals in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Wu Yuantai's Journey to the East was defined as (Li Xuan), Han Zhongli (Zhong Liquan), Zhang (Zhang Guo), Lv Dongbin (Lv Yan), He Xiangu (He Qiong), Lan Caihe (Xu Jian), Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu (Cao Jingxiu).

The stories about the Eight Immortals are recorded in the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, and their images are also found in the Yuan Zaju, but their names have not yet been determined. The Eight Immortals of Taoism originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties, when there was a folk picture of the Eight Immortals. In Yuan Dynasty, Ma Zhiyuan's Yueyang Tower, Fan Zi 'an's Bamboo Boat and Gu Zi 'an's Willow in the South of the City all have traces of the Eight Immortals, but their members change frequently.

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Quanzhen religion rose in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. In order to respond to folk beliefs and legends to promote their teaching methods, Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin are regarded as the five great ancestors of the North. Folklore and drama are developed with Taoist immortals as the carrier, and the stories of the Eight Immortals are widely spread and rich in content. Lv Dongbin was the central figure in the formation of the Eight Immortals, and Taoism called him Lv Zu. Taoist temples everywhere, especially Quanzhen Taoist temple, offer sacrifices in an endless stream.

In the history of China, there are many literary and artistic works about the Eight Immortals. Even in the sedan chair where brides used to sit when they got married, and on the printed cakes, we can see different and vivid images of the Eight Immortals. Blue-and-white porcelain bottles appeared in the Ming Dynasty, with patterns centered on the Queen Mother of the West, and there were also scenes of the Eight Immortals celebrating their birthdays.

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