'Eight Immortals' features a collection of self-contained vignettes, each song serving as a modern interpretation of one of the eight classic archetypes from Taoist legend.

Some of the most revered characters in Taoist mythology, and Chinese popular culture in general, are known as the Ba Xian, or Eight Immortals. Each of these eight heroes possessed their own unique ...

Taoism arose from the writings of Laozi, a royal archivist thought to have lived in the 6th Century B.C. However, it did not become a religion until the 2nd Century A.D., and very little art that ...

Scenic spot was home to at least one of the Eight Immortals, according to legend . ... Taoism's supreme being, who is said to have turned the spirits to stone on the spot.

A Han bronze incense burner with a conical openwork lid depicting a mountainous landscape is thus said to reflect the fascination of Emperor Wu (141 to 87 B.C.) with the Taoist Immortals and their ...