
Eight Immortals
The “eight immortals,” or baxian, are one of the most popular groups of deities in Chinese folklore. Their tales and attributes are well-known in almost every Chinese household.

「八仙」真的存在嗎?
中國的八仙是最受人們歡迎的神仙群體之一,八仙傳說可與被指為「中國四大傳說」的孟姜女、白蛇傳、牛郎織女、梁山伯與祝英台等相媲美,如今借助現代影視劇作、繪畫和工藝品造型藝術的傳播,八仙故事更是家喻戶曉,婦孺皆知。

Chinese Folk Religion
Chinese folk religion is a large and complex spiritual system, which can be roughly divided into nine categories: worship of immortals, worship of the Buddha and associated divinities, worship of underworld spirits, worship of daily life deities, worship of patron deities of various trades, worship of marriage and fertility gods, worship of historical figures, worship of natural animals, and worship of unusual spirits and ghosts.
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