Eight Immortals from
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
({{zh, 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
Jin may refer to:
States Jìn 晉
* Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC
* Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin
* Jin (Later Tang precursor) ...
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They are:
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Fan Changsheng
Fan Changsheng ( Fàn Chángshēng) (died 318) was a Taoist priest and leader who was instrumental in the establishment of the Cheng-Han state during the Sixteen Kingdoms era in China. He led a Taoist community of over one thousand families on Moun ...
(范长生 Fàn Chángshēng),
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Dong Zhongshu
Dong Zhongshu (; 179–104 BC) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer of the Han dynasty. He is traditionally associated with the promotion of Confucianism as the official ideology of the Chinese imperial state, favoring heaven worsh ...
(董仲舒 Dǒng Zhòngshū),
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Li Babai (李八百 Lǐ Bābǎi),
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Li Er (李耳 Lǐ Ěr),
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Master Erzhu (尔朱先生 Ěrzhū Xiānshēng),
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Rong Chenggong (容成公 Róng Chénggōng),
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Zhang Daoling
Zhang Daoling (, traditionally February 22, 34October 10, 156), birth name Zhang Ling (), courtesy name Fuhan (), was a Chinese Taoist religious leader who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. He founded the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice ...
(张道陵 Zhāng Dàolīng), and
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Yan Junping (严君平 Yán Jūnpíng).
8 Eight Immortals from Sichuan
Groups of Chinese people
Octets in religion