Eight Immortals from Sichuan

Eight Immortals from Sichuan are eight Sichuanese who supposedly became  xian ("immortals; transcendents; fairies"). The term is first used by Qiao Xiu (譙秀 qiáo xiù) in Record of Shu (《蜀紀》 shǔ zì) written in Jin Dynasty.

They are:


 * Fan Changsheng (范长生 Fàn Chángshēng),
 * Dong Zhongshu (董仲舒 Dǒng Zhòngshū),
 * Li Babai (李八百 Lǐ Bābǎi),
 * Li Er (李耳 Lǐ Ěr),
 * Master Erzhu (尔朱先生 Ěrzhū Xiānshēng),
 * Rong Chenggong (容成公 Róng Chénggōng),
 * Zhang Daoling (张道陵 Zhāng Dàolīng), and
 * Yan Junping (严君平 Yán Jūnpíng).