The eight immortals are a group of legendary xian also known as immortals transcendents or fairies from chinese tradition.
Chinese eight immortals riding ceramic koi.
Young and old rich and poor civil and military men and women.
The eight figures represent the spectrum of chinese society.
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He is always dressed as a scholar carrying a sword on his back and a fly brush in his hand.
China is an ancient country full of mysteries and many chinese deities and immortals can be found in china.
Lu dongbin is the most famous of the eight immortals.
The eight immortals have been part of chinese oral history long befor they were recorded in the works of writers of various dynasties tang song yuan and ming.
After this the eight immortals continued their submarine exploits for an indefinite time encountering numberless adventures.
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The immortals thereupon declared war the details of which are described at length by the chinese writers the outcome being that the dragon king was utterly defeated.
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Together these eight tools are called covert eight immortals.
Each of the individual immortal s power can be transferred to a tool of power that can give life or destroy evil.
The eight immortals ba xian one of the most popular chinese decoration subjects are the eight immortals of the dao religion.
Stories of the eight immortals were popularized in folklore drama novels and wood block prints besides occurring on all kinds of ceramic and decorative objects.
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Pa hsien 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 song dynasty.
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He is shown riding on a qilin dog of foe.
The immortals either separately or as a group are legendary figures in chinese mythology equivalent of saints in western religion.
The eight immortals chinese.