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He Xiangu, in Chinese mythology, one of the Baxian, the Eight Immortals of Daoism. As a teenaged girl she dreamed that mother-of-pearl conferred immortality. She thereupon ate some, became ethereal, and found she could float across the hills at will. She returned home each evening carrying herbs.
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He Xiangu, birth name He Qiong, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. She is often seen as the only female among the Eight Immortals (though the sex of Lan Caihe, another of the Eight Immortals, is somewhat ambiguous).
He Xiangu (meaning "Immortal Woman He") (Wade-Giles: "Ho Hsien-ku" ) is the only female deity among the Eight Immortals figures in Daoism. She is often described as a morally pure woman, an ideal daughter, and a selfless seeker after spiritual freedom.
Nacida en la dinastía Tang, es conocida como la protectora de las mujeres solteras y un símbolo de virtud y moral en la sociedad china. Según la leyenda, dedicó su vida a ayudar a sus padres y adquirió poderes extraordinarios gracias a un espíritu.
- Cao Guojiu. Cao Guojiu was once an official who served in the Imperial Court. His younger brother, Cao Jingzhi, was also a court official, but abused his position and was known for being a gambler and a corrupt official.
- Han Xiangzi. Han Xiangzi was thought to have been the grandnephew of the prominent politician and poet, Han Yu. Han Yu enrolled Han Xiangzi in a Confucian school, to better prepare him to become an official, but Han Xiangzi had no interest in his studies.
- He Xianggu. Born with exactly with six hairs on her head, it was obvious that there was something special about He Xianggu since her birth. At age 14, a vision came to her in a dream that told her to gradually decrease her food intake and to begin eating powdered mica everyday so she could avoid death.
- Lan Caihe. Lan Caihe was described as an intersex person, or a man who believed he was meant to be a woman. One day after getting very drunk, Lan left the mortal world by riding to heaven on the back of a crane.
The Eight Immortals (八仙 in pinyin: Bā xiān;) are popular Chinese deities who play an important role in Chinese religion and folk culture. Most are thought to be actual historical individuals, born in Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty, and elevated to immortal status through personal piety, trickery or luck.
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