The Eight Immortals crossing the sea is one of the most popular myths and legends in China. The Eight Immortals are Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Han Xiangzi, Tie Guai Li, Lv Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu.
The original story of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea
On this day, the Eight Immortals happily came to Penglai Pavilion for a party and a drink. Each of the Eight Immortals prepares a dish, and uses local seafood such as prawns, sea cucumbers, scallops, sea crabs, red snails and red snapper as the main raw materials, and processes eight platters, eight hot dishes and one hot soup. Each platter uses its own treasures to make patterns, and the shapes are vivid and unique. Each platter has myths and allusions, which are not only delicious, but also enjoyable to watch. The cooking of hot dishes is more exquisite, presenting many scenic spots in Penglai, which is wonderful. Hot soup is made of eight kinds of seafood and chicken soup, which tastes delicious and strange. When the wine was full, Tie Guai Li was still full of meaning. He said to the immortals, "It is said that Penglai, the abbot and Yingzhou have beautiful scenery. Why don't we go and enjoy it?" The immortals were full of passion and echoed in unison. Lv Dongbin said, "Since we are immortals, we can't cross the sea by boat this time. What do you think?" Hearing this, the immortals readily agreed and left together. (Another said that the Eight Immortals returned from the flat peach party of the Queen Mother. ) Eight immortals gathered at the seaside and each showed his magic weapon.
Han Zhongli, who was idle, threw the banana fan in his hand into the sea. The fan was as big as a mat, and he jumped on the fan to meet the waves with drowsy eyes and drifted leisurely to the depths of the sea. He Xiangu, who is graceful and touching, followed in his footsteps and put the lotus flower into the sea. Suddenly, it was radiant with red light, and the flower was like a millstone. The nun stood in the middle of the lotus flower with charming charm. None of the immortals is willing to lag behind. Lv Dongbin, a poet and a chivalrous man, Zhang Guolao, who rode a donkey backwards, Cao Guojiu, a recluse monk, Lan Caihe, a wonderful Han Xiangzi, and Tie Guai Li, who reborn, threw their treasures into the sea. In an instant, hundreds of people are fighting for the flow, showing their magical powers, showing off their heroes in Zhenhai and leisurely roaming in the blue waves.
The Eight Immortals sailed into the sea, and suddenly the sea was like a river, and the huge waves shook the palace of the Dragon King in the East China Sea. The Dragon King of the East China Sea rushed to send shrimps, soldiers and crabs to the sea to inspect and patrol, only to know that the Eight Immortals showed their abilities and prospered the sea. The East China Sea Dragon King became angry from embarrassment and led his troops out to intervene. The Eight Immortals argued and argued, and the Dragon King of the East China Sea ordered the shrimp soldiers and crabs to take Lan Caihe away. Not to be outdone, Lan Caihe fought with him, and was finally caught in the Dragon Palace because he was outnumbered. When all the immortals saw this, they were furious. They all fought bravely and fought a fierce battle in the sea. The immortals even beheaded the two dragons of the Dragon King in the East China Sea, scaring the living hell out of the shrimps, soldiers and crabs, and they were defeated one after another.
The Dragon King of the East China Sea was furious. He hurriedly invited the Dragon Kings of the South China Sea, the North Sea and the West Sea, and vowed not to stop until he subdued all the immortals. So the Dragon King of the Four Seas urged the waters of the three rivers and all corners of the country to set off shocking waves and came straight to the immortals in a murderous way. On the occasion of explosive, I suddenly saw the golden light flashing, and a path flashed through the turbid waves. It turned out that Cao Guojiu Baiyun Board was born with the power of avoiding water. He embraced the cloud board to open the way ahead, and the immortals followed closely, letting the waves avalanche, but he could not help them. Seeing this, the Dragon King of the Four Seas was very angry and mobilized the soldiers of the Four Seas to prepare for another battle. It happened that Guanyin in the South China Sea (the Tathagata) passed through here (or specifically to mediate), so both sides stopped it and the Dragon King in the East China Sea released Lan Caihe. The Eight Immortals bid farewell to Guanyin, each holding a treasure, and sailed away through the wind and waves. Introduction to the Eight Immortals
The Eight Immortals are eight Taoist immortals widely circulated in China folklore. The names of the Eight Immortals were different before the Ming Dynasty, including the Eight Immortals in the Han Dynasty, the Eight Immortals in the Tang Dynasty and the Eight Immortals in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Until the Ming Dynasty, Wu Yuantai's Travel Notes to the East was defined as Tie Guai Li (Li Xuan), Han Zhongli (Zhong Liquan), Zhang Guolao (Zhang Guo), Lv Dongbin (Lv Yan), He Xiangu (He Qiong), Lan Caihe (Xu Jian), Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu (Cao Jingxiu). According to the textual research of Huaxuan laymen, the theory of Eight Immortals began in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty at the invitation of Tie Guai Li. After that, there were eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing his magical powers.
another meaning refers to the traditional Chinese style pane, such as our common square desktop or wall, where patterns are made at four corners, and there are also patterns in the middle. We usually call this pattern distribution form the Eight Immortals, commonly known as four dishes and one soup. There is also the smallest component or connecting piece of Chinese window lattice, also called the Eight Immortals, and it is divided into two types: the Eight Immortals in the Ming Dynasty and the Eight Immortals in the Dark.