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The Immortals are:

• Immortal Woman He (He Xiangu),
• Royal Uncle Cao (Cao Guojiu),
• Iron-crutch Li (Li Tieguai),
• Lan Caihe,
• Lü Dongbin,
• Philosopher Han XiangOne of the Eight Immortals, Philosopher Han Xiang ( in pinyin: han2 xiang1 zi0) or Han Xiang Zi in Wade-Giles as Han Hsiang Tzu was born Han Xiang in Tang, and his courtesy name is Qingfu ( qing1 fu1). He is the nephew or grandson of Han Yu, a prominent s (Han Xiang Zi),
• Elder Zhang GuoElder Zhang Guo or Zhang Guo Lao Chang Kuo Lao in Wade-Giles, ( in pinyin: zhang1 guo3 lao3) is one of the Eight Immortals. He is known as Master Comprehension-of-Profundity ( tong1 zhao4 xian1 shen1). He lived as an occultist- alchemist on Mount Tiao in (Zhang Guo Lao), and
• Zhongli QuanZhongli Quan ( or in pinyin: Zhongli Quan), or Chung-li Ch'uan in Wade-Giles, is one of the most ancient of the Eight Immortals (the oldest is Iron-crutch Li) and the leader of the groups. Some people consider Lu Dongbin to be an informal leader. From Yan.

For their names in Chinese characterTraditional Chinese and other languages. Simplified Chinese Chinese characters or Han characters (/) are used in the written forms of the Chinese language, and to varying degrees in the Japanese and Korean languages (though the latter only in South Korea)s and Wade-Giles, see the individual pages in the list above.

1 In Literature

The Immortals are the subject of many artistic creations, like paintingThis article is about the painting of a surface for artistic reasons. Painting is also the utilitarian painting of objects and buildings, often done to provide a protective coating or for aesthetic reasons. One possible process for decorative painting ofs and sculptureSculptor redirects here. You may also be looking for Sculptor (constellation). Greece Sculpture is any three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. Sculpting is the art of assembling or shaping an object. It may be of any size and of any suits. Examples of writingWriting is the process of inscribing characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other larger language constructs. The instrument or instruments used for recording, and the medium on which the recording is done can be almost infinite,s about them include:

• The Yueyang Mansion (《岳陽樓》 yue4 yang1 lou1) by Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠 ma3 zhi4 yuan3),
• The Bamboo-leaved Boat (《竹葉船》 zhu2 yie4 chuan2) by Fan Zi'an (范子安 fan4 zi3 an1), and
• The Willow in the South of the City (《城南柳》 chen2 nan2 liu3) by Gu Zijing (谷子敬 gu3 zi3 jing4).
• The most significant of the writings is The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East (《八仙出處東游記》 ba1 xian1 chu1 chu4 dong1 you2 zi4) by Wu Yuantai (吳元泰 wu2 yuan2 tai4) in Ming DynastyThe Ming Dynasty ( Chinese: ; Pinyin: ming chao was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the Southern Ming survived until 1662. The dynasty followed the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing.
• There is another work in Ming, by an anonymous writer, called The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea (《八仙過海》 ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3). It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pan2 tao2 hui4) and encountered an ocean. Instead of going across by their clouds, Lü Dongbin suggested that together, they should use their powers to get across. Stemming from this, the Chinese proverb "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each reveals its divine power" (八仙過海，各顯神通 ~, ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1) indicates the situation that everybody shows off their powers to achieve a common goal.