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The '''Immortals Immortals of Immortals''' ({{zh|s=淮南八仙|p=Huáinán bāxiān}}), also known as the '''Immortals Immortals''' (十三公 bāgōng), were the eight scholars under the patronage of [[Liu An]] (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of [[Huainan]] during the [[Western Han Dynasty]]. They are not deified in any [[religion]]s and the ''[[Xian (Daoist)|xian]]'' ("immortal") is used [[metaphor]]ically to describe their talent. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection ''[[Huainanzi]]'' (怀男子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").
The '''Eight Immortals of Huainan''' ({{zh|s=淮南八仙|p=Huáinán bāxiān}}), also known as the '''Eight Gentlemen''' (八公 bāgōng), were the eight scholars under the patronage of [[Liu An]] (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of [[Huainan]] during the [[Western Han Dynasty]]. They are not deified in any [[religion]]s and the ''[[Xian (Daoist)|xian]]'' ("immortal") is used [[metaphor]]ically to describe their talent. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection ''[[Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").


They were:
They were:


* Jin Chang (晉昌 jǐn chāng),
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* Jin Chang (经常 jǐn chāng),
* Lei Bei (雷被 leí beì),
* Lei Bei (累背 leí beì),
* Li Shang (李尚 lǐ shàng),
* Li Shang (丽上 lǐ shàng),
* Mao Bei (毛被 máo beì),
* Mao Bei (猫被 máo beì),
* Su Fei (蘇非 sū feì),
* Su Fei (速飞 sū feì),
* Tian You (田由 tián yoú),
* Tian You (添油 tián yoú),
* Wu Bei (伍被 wǔ beì), and
* Wu Bei (五倍 wǔ beì), and
* Zuo Wu (左吳 zǔo wú).

* Zo Bo (做没有)
* chai dao kuay (菜头果)
* fat boi （游泳圈）
The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.
The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.
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Revision as of 12:18, 26 May 2021

This article is about the scholars of the Western Han. For other uses, see Eight Immortals (disambiguation).

The Eight Immortals of Huainan (Chinese: 淮南八仙; pinyin: Huáinán bāxiān), also known as the Eight Gentlemen (八公 bāgōng), were the eight scholars under the patronage of Liu An (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. They are not deified in any religions and the xian ("immortal") is used metaphorically to describe their talent. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection Huainanzi (淮南子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").

They were:

  • Jin Chang (晉昌 jǐn chāng),
  • Lei Bei (雷被 leí beì),
  • Li Shang (李尚 lǐ shàng),
  • Mao Bei (毛被 máo beì),
  • Su Fei (蘇非 sū feì),
  • Tian You (田由 tián yoú),
  • Wu Bei (伍被 wǔ beì), and
  • Zuo Wu (左吳 zǔo wú).

The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.


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