Eight Immortals from Sichuan

Eight Immortals from Sichuan

Eight Immortals from Sichuan (zh-cp|c=蜀中八仙|p=Shǔ zhōng bāxiān) are eight Sichuanese who supposedly became " xian" ("immortals; transcendents; fairies"). The term is first used by Qiao Xiu (譙秀 qiáo xiù) in "Record of Shu" (《蜀紀》 shǔ zì) written in Jin Dynasty.

They are:

* Fan Changsheng (范長生 fàn cháng shēng),
* Dong Zhongshu (董仲舒 dǒng zhòng shū),
* Li Babai (李八百 lǐ bā baǐ),
* Li Er (李耳 lǐ ěr),
* Master Erzhu (爾朱先生 ěr zhū xiān shēn),
* Mister Rongcheng (容成公 róng chéng gōng),
* Zhang Daoling (張道陵 zhāng dào līng), and
* Zhuang Junping (莊君平 zhuāng jūn píng).


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