They are Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Han Xiangzi, Tieguaili, Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu.

"The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" is a myth and legend that has been passed down to this day, and each of the eight immortals has great abilities. The Eight Immortals are the eight Taoist gods widely circulated in Chinese folklore. Before the Ming Dynasty, there were different versions of the name of the Eight Immortals. There were the Eight Immortals of the Han Dynasty, the Eight Immortals of the Tang Dynasty, and the Eight Immortals of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The immortals listed were all different.

In the Ming Dynasty, Wu Yuantai's "Journey to the East" was originally defined as: Tieguai Li (Li Xuan), Han Zhongli (Zhongli Quan), Zhang Guolao (Zhang Guo), Lu Dongbin (Lv Yan), He Xiangu ( He Qiong), Lan Caihe (Xu Jian), Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu (Cao Jingxiu). According to the textual research of lay scholar Huaxuan, the theory of the Eight Immortals began to appear during a gathering at Stalagmite Mountain at the invitation of Tieguai Li in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, eight immortals crossed the sea, each showing his magical powers and famous sayings.

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The origin of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea

During the Jianlong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Shamen Island (now Miao Island) was a place where the imperial court imprisoned prisoners. In the beginning, all soldiers who broke the law were sent to Salman Island. Year after year, there are more and more prisoners on the island. However, the imperial court only allocates food rations to 300 people on the island every year, so the food is becoming increasingly insufficient.

Later, Li Qing, the head guard of Salmon Island, came up with a cruel method: when the number of prisoners exceeded 300, he would tie some of their hands and feet and throw them into the sea to drown, so that the prisoners on the island would always remain Among the three hundred people, the number killed in this way reached more than seven hundred in two years. In order to survive, the prisoners often jumped into the sea to escape, but most of them were swallowed by the strong waves.

Once, more than fifty prisoners received the news that they were about to be killed. They took advantage of the clear sky and bright moon to avoid the guards, jumped into the sea with gourds and logs, and swam toward Penglai Mountain. It was about thirty miles from Salmon Island to Penglai. Most of the prisoners on the way were exhausted and drowned in the water. Only eight strong travelers with martial arts skills were left, and they swam to the shore by the current. They were on Danya in the north of Penglai City. The lion at the foot of the mountain hid with Nei.

The fishermen discovered them the next day. When they heard that the eight people had swam across the sea from Salmon Island, they were all surprised and called them "gods". This matter spread among the people. The legend became more and more popular, and they were called "Eight Immortals", which evolved into today's story of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea".

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