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3 unusual facts about Eight Immortals


Eight Immortals

Derived from this, the Chinese proverb "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each reveals its divine power" (八仙過海,各顯神通 ~, gè xiǎn shén tōng) indicates the situation that everybody shows off their skills and expertise to achieve a common goal.

It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pán taó huì) when they encounter an ocean.

Mummy: The Resurrection

This resurrected mummy character was revived by combining his original soul with his mummified body using a magical spell granted by the god Osiris himself (in the case of Egyptian mummies), ancient Inca spirits (in the case of South American mummies) or the Eight Immortals, in the case of Chinese mummies.


In the Realm of Fancy

With Ao Gum united with Chur Wun, Lei Xuan proceeds to abandon the material realm for that of the immortals, during his ascent and farewell to Ao Gum it is revealed that the beggar is Lei Xuan and that Lei Xuan is Tieguai Li, Iron-Crutch Li of the Eight Immortals.


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Eight Immortals Mountain

The pronunciation of eight thousand (baqian) and eight immortals are similar in Chinese, hence the name.

Qidong, Jiangsu

It also has a well-known fish port called Lüsi town, named after Lü Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, who is said to have visited the place four times.