Eight Immortals 八仙
（重定向自The Eight Immortals）
![The Eight Immortals](/Images/godic/202502/15/Chinese_-_The_Eight_Immortals_-_Walters_35354526.jpg")
![The Eight Immortals crossing the sea, from Myths and Legends of China.[2] Clockwise in the boat starting from the stern: He Xiangu, Han Xiang Zi, Lan Caihe, Li Tieguai, Lü Dongbin, Zhongli Quan, Cao Guojiu and outside the boat is Zhang Guo Lao.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Eight_Immortals_Crossing_the_Sea_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_152504526.jpg")
![Statue of the Eight Immortals in Penglai City, Shandong](/Images/godic/202502/15/EightCelestials4526.jpg")
![Diorama at Haw Par Villa, Singapore, depicting the battle between the Eight Immortals and the forces of the Dragon King of the East Sea.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Haw_Par_Villa_9,_Dec_144526.jpg")
The Eight Immortals (Chinese:八仙; pinyin:Bāxiān; Wade–Giles:Pa¹-hsien¹) are a group of legendary xian ("immortals; transcendents; saints") in Chinese mythology. Each Immortal's power can be transferred to a power tool (法器) that can bestow life or destroy evil. Together, these eight tools are called the "Covert Eight Immortals" (暗八仙 àn ~). Most of them are said to have been born in the Tang or Song Dynasty. They are revered by the Taoists and are also a popular element in the secular Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea, which includes Penglai Mountain-Island.