1. Tieguai Li

Tieguai Li, also known as Li Tieguai, Li Ningyang, Li Honghong and Li Xuan, is the first of the Eight Immortals in Chinese folklore and Taoism. According to legend, his name was Li Ningyang, Li Honghong, or Li Xuan, with the courtesy name Gua'er and his own name Li Kongmu.

2. Zhongliquan

Among the Eight Immortals, the most famous after Tieguai Li is Zhongliquan. He has a higher status among the Eight Immortals, especially due to the praise of Taoists, and his reputation is even greater. During the Yuan Dynasty, Jin Zhendao was regarded as the "Zhengyang Patriarch".

3. Zhang Guolao

Zhang Guolao is an elderly immortal among the eight immortals, named "Zhang Guolao". Because he is the oldest among the eight immortals, people respectfully call him "Zhang Guolao". "Guo Lao", Zhang Guo actually existed in history.

4. Lu Dongbin

Among the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin has the most stories. In Taoism, Quanzhen Taoism regards him as the "Chunyang Patriarch", also known as "Lu Zu". Lu Dongbin was born in Hezhongfu, Puzhou (now Yongle Town, Ruicheng, Shanxi).

5. He Xiangu

He Xiangu is the only female among the Eight Immortals, and there are different opinions about her life experience. One said she was from the Tang Dynasty. "Taiping Guangji" in the early Song Dynasty quoted "Guangyi Ji" as "He Erniang", a peasant woman who made shoes for her business. Later, because she felt that her home was too boring, she traveled to Luofu Mountain and stayed in a mountain temple. He often collects mountain fruits to feed the monks in the temple.

6. Lan Caihe

Among the Eight Immortals, there is a cynical, almost crazy, begging Taoist immortal named Lan Caihe. His deeds are recorded in books such as Shen Fen's "Xuxian Zhuan" in the Southern Tang Dynasty, "Taiping Guangji" in the early Song Dynasty, and Lu You's "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty". He was from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties. His behavior is eccentric, he likes to drink and sing, and he usually wears a ragged blue shirt, a boot on one foot, and a bare foot on the other. What's even more unnatural is that he wears cotton-padded clothes in summer, but lies in the snow in winter with heat all over his body ("The Legend of the Immortal Continues").

7. Han Xiangzi

Han Xiangzi of the Tang Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Qingfu, was one of the Eight Immortals in ancient Chinese folklore. He was good at playing the flute and studied Taoism under Lu Dongbin. The Taoist music "Tianhua Yin" is said to have been composed by Han Xiangzi. Because Han Yu rejected the Buddha and the Elder and did not hesitate to die, Buddhism invented Zen Master Dadian to transform Han Yu; while Taoism created Han Xiangzi to save Han Yu to offset the influence of Han Yu.

8. Cao Guojiu

Cao Guojiu, ranked last among the Eight Immortals, appeared the latest and has fewer fairy tales spread. The stories about her life experience are similar, and they are all related to Empress Cao of Song Renzong. According to "History of the Song Dynasty", Cao Yi, courtesy name Gongbo, was the grandson of Cao Bin and the younger brother of Empress Cao. He had an easy temperament, was proficient in music, and loved to compose poems. He was granted the title of Prince of Jiyang County. He went through several dynasties smoothly and died at the age of seventy-two.