Eight Immortals from
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
({{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.
They are:
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Fan Changsheng (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. He apparently favored ...
(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 (张道陵 Zhāng Dàolīng), and
*
Yan Junping (严君平 Yán Jūnpíng).
8 Eight Immortals from Sichuan
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