BIOGRAPHIES OF THE IMMORTALS

Lie Xian Zhuan — 崔文子 (Cui Wenzi)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 崔文子 (Cui Wenzi)

Paul Peng

Cui Wenzi of Taishan practiced the Huang-Lao tradition for three hundred years, making yellow powder and red pills. When a devastating epidemic killed tens of thousands, he carried a red...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 崔文子 (Cui Wenzi)

Paul Peng

Cui Wenzi of Taishan practiced the Huang-Lao tradition for three hundred years, making yellow powder and red pills. When a devastating epidemic killed tens of thousands, he carried a red...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 稷丘君 (Jiqiu Jun)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 稷丘君 (Jiqiu Jun)

Paul Peng

Jiqiu Jun (稷丘君) was a Daoist priest at the foot of Mount Tai who reversed his gray hair and regrew lost teeth through cultivation. During Emperor Wu’s eastern tour, he...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 稷丘君 (Jiqiu Jun)

Paul Peng

Jiqiu Jun (稷丘君) was a Daoist priest at the foot of Mount Tai who reversed his gray hair and regrew lost teeth through cultivation. During Emperor Wu’s eastern tour, he...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 修羊公 (Xiu Yanggong)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 修羊公 (Xiu Yanggong)

Paul Peng

Xiu Yanggong (修羊公) lived in a stone chamber on Huayin Mountain, sleeping on a suspended stone bed worn smooth by his body, eating only yellow essence (huangjing). Emperor Jing of...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 修羊公 (Xiu Yanggong)

Paul Peng

Xiu Yanggong (修羊公) lived in a stone chamber on Huayin Mountain, sleeping on a suspended stone bed worn smooth by his body, eating only yellow essence (huangjing). Emperor Jing of...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱仲 (Zhu Zhong)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱仲 (Zhu Zhong)

Paul Peng

Zhu Zhong (朱仲) was a pearl merchant of Kuaiji who presented rare three- and four-inch pearls to the Han imperial court — accepting gold and then disappearing without a trace....

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱仲 (Zhu Zhong)

Paul Peng

Zhu Zhong (朱仲) was a pearl merchant of Kuaiji who presented rare three- and four-inch pearls to the Han imperial court — accepting gold and then disappearing without a trace....

Lie Xian Zhuan — 祝雞翁 (Zhu Jiweng)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 祝雞翁 (Zhu Jiweng)

Paul Peng

Zhu Jiweng (祝鸡翁) lived at the foot of Beishan in Shixiang, raising over a thousand chickens — each with its own name — for more than a hundred years. He...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 祝雞翁 (Zhu Jiweng)

Paul Peng

Zhu Jiweng (祝鸡翁) lived at the foot of Beishan in Shixiang, raising over a thousand chickens — each with its own name — for more than a hundred years. He...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 簫史 (Xiao Shi)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 簫史 (Xiao Shi)

Paul Peng

Xiao Shi (簭史) was a master of the xiao flute who could summon peacocks and white cranes with his music. Duke Mu of Qin gave him his daughter Nongyu in...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 簫史 (Xiao Shi)

Paul Peng

Xiao Shi (簭史) was a master of the xiao flute who could summon peacocks and white cranes with his music. Duke Mu of Qin gave him his daughter Nongyu in...