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The Eight Immortals









Legendary Taoist Immortals, seven male
 and one female, are said to have  originated
 in the Han dynasty ( Western Han, 206 BC-
240 BC) .  The figures are recognizable by
 their attributes: Zhong Liquan with a fan;
 Zhang Guolao with a frog-shaped musical
instrument (foreground); Lu Dongbin  with
a sword and a fly-whisk; Cao Guojiu with
a pair of tablets resembling castanets;
 Li Tieguai with an iron crutch; Han Xiangzi
 with a flute; Lan Caihe with a flower basket;
 and He Xianggu with a lotus .




The Eight Immortals
(note, now 7 men and 1 woman!)











Sacred Buddhist symbols of the eight immortals







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