The eight immortals crossed the sea, each showing their miraculous powers. This popular mythological story has also been made into many film and television dramas. But did you know that in history, these people have existed?
Let's start with Lu Dongbin. The man who had been bitten by a dog. It is said that he was a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. His surname was Lü Mingyan and he was a descendant of Lü Wei, a tang dynasty attendant. When Lü Yan was twenty years old, he was taking the college entrance examination, marrying a wife and having children, and his life was the most happy, but he accidentally offended the villain. In the end, he was raided and sent to Shamen Island. But he escaped from prison with six other prisoners, and when he came out, he changed his name to Li in order to avoid disaster.
Speaking of this iron abduction Li, his name is Li Xuan, born about 418 BC, when Lao Tzu rode a bull to travel the world, he saw the iron abduction Li in his childhood, and then patiently pointed it out. Iron Abduction Lee remembered. Later, Tie Quan Li's mother was seriously ill, and at that time, the surrounding soil was barren and there was not enough wood, so Tie Quan Li had to put one of his own roads into the fire, replace the wood, and boil medicine for his mother. But his right foot was also scrapped. His crutch was the wooden stick that burned the fire at that time.
Han Zhong li is a bit of a myth, formerly known as Zhong Liquan, he is a figure in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin Dynasties, or a great general of the Han Dynasty. It is said that when he was born, he could eat and run like a three-year-old child after seven days. Later, because of the failure of the crusade against other countries, it was distributed. As a result, he fled to a cave, and after being enlightened by a high man, he was incarnated as an immortal.
Zhang Guolao was a native of Guangzong, Xingzhou, named Zhang Guo. Living in seclusion in Xiangyang TiaoShan, he is said to be the oldest and most mysterious Taoist. Zhang Guolao also claimed that he had lived for more than three thousand years from the time of Emperor Yao to the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Xuanzong had personally summoned him. He often rode a donkey upside down. The donkey can travel thousands of miles a day without having to eat or drink.
Han Xiangzi was a descendant of Han Yu, born in 794, who had loved the study of immortals since childhood and played a good flute. It is said that Han Yu's famous article "Zuo Qian Lan Guan to His Nephew Sun Xiang" was written to his nephew Han Xiangzi.
Cao Guo's uncle, whose original name was Cao Jingxiu, was originally the uncle of Emperor Renzong of Song in the Song Dynasty, but as Empress Cao fell out of favor, he was also implicated and imprisoned. Lan Caihe, whose original name was Xu Mingjian (許名健), was born in 647 BC, a Tang Dynasty native, and was born in Shilongmen, Tanghe Ancient Town. He not only learned from primary school doctors, but also excelled in medical skills. Moreover, the amount of wine is not drunk, and he is good at winemaking, and blue wine is self-contained.
He Xiangu, on the other hand, has a great mysterious color. Her original name was He Qiong, born in the second year of Kaiyao in the Tang Dynasty, and she was also the only woman among the Eight Immortals. It is said that when He Xiangu was young, a white-headed old man asked her about the local landscape, and Ke Xiangu replied one by one. The old man was pleased and appreciated her articulateness. Then he took out a peach and watched her eat it. After that, she can distinguish the names of all the medicinal herbs in the mountains and treat various diseases for the people in the vicinity. So everyone around her called her "He Xiangu".