Eight Immortals of Huainan
The Eight Immortals of Huainan, also known as the Eight Gentlemen, were the eight scholars under the patronage of Liu An, the prince of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. They are not deified in any religions and the xian is used metaphorically to describe their talent. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection Huainanzi.
They were:
The "Bagong Mountain" in China is named after them.
