Zhongli Quan of Chinese mythology, the second oldest of the eight immortals.

Zhongli Quan (鐘離權 or 鐘离權 in pinyin: Zhōnglí Quán), or Chung-li Ch'üan in Wade-Giles, is one of the most ancient of the Eight Immortals (the oldest is Iron-crutch Li) and the leader of the group. (Some people consider Lü Dongbin to be an informal leader.) He is also known as Zhongli of Han (漢鐘離) because he was born in the Han Dynasty. He possesses a fan which has the magical ability of reviving the dead. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 382 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (483 × 757 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Zhongli Quan es una deidad taoísta de la mitología china, el segundo más anciano de los ocho inmortales. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 382 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (483 × 757 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Zhongli Quan es una deidad taoísta de la mitología china, el segundo más anciano de los ocho inmortales. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... The Eight Immortals crossing the sea, from Myths and Legends of China, 1922 by E. T. C. Werner. ... The hideous aspect of Iron-crutch Li Iron-crutch Li (李铁拐/李鐵拐, PY: Lǐ TiÄ›guÇŽi, WG: Li Tieh-kuai) is the most ancient of the Eight Immortals of the Daoist pantheon. ... The word leadership can refer to: the process of leading. ... LÇš DòngbÄ«n (呂洞賓) (sometimes seen spelled Lu Tong-Pin) is a Chinese deity revered by Daoists. ... Han Dynasty in 87 BC Capital Changan (202 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–190 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History  - Establishment 206 BC  - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC  - Interruption of Han rule 9 - 24  - Abdication to Cao Wei 220... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

Born in Yantai (燕台 yan4 tai2), Zhongli Quan was once a general serving the Han Dynasty. According to legends, bright beams of light filled the labour room during his birth. After birth he did not stop crying until seven full days had passed. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Han Dynasty in 87 BC Capital Changan (202 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–190 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History  - Establishment 206 BC  - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC  - Interruption of Han rule 9 - 24  - Abdication to Cao Wei 220... Parturition redirects here. ...

In Daoism, he is known as 正陽祖師 (Zhèng Yáng Zú Shī), literally the True-Yang First-Master. He is also called Master of the Cloud-Chamber (雲房先生 Yún Fáng Xiān Shēng) in accounts describing his encounter with Lü Dongbin before achieving immortality. For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Look up yang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... LÇš DòngbÄ«n (呂洞賓) (sometimes seen spelled Lu Tong-Pin) is a Chinese deity revered by Daoists. ...

He has a very rare two-character Chinese surname, Zhongli. A Chinese surname, also called a clan name or family name (姓, pinyin: x ng; or 氏, shi), is one of the over seven hundred family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups. ...

Depiction

Usually depicted with his chest and belly bare and holding a fan.

ruufngugh gЦюань The Eight Immortals crossing the sea, from Myths and Legends of China, 1922 by E. T. C. Werner. ... Immortal Woman He Named He Qiong (何瓊 hé qióng), Immortal Woman He or He Xiangu (何仙姑 in pinyin: hé xiān gÅ«) or Ho Hsien-ku in Wade-Giles, is a female deity, one of Eight Immortals. ... The newest of the Eight Immortals, Royal Uncle Cao or Cao Guojiu (曹國舅 in pinyin: cáo guó jiù) or Wade-Giles, Tsao Kuo-chiu, is named one of the following: Cao Yi (曹佾 cáo yì) (courtesy name Gongbo (公伯 gōng bó)) Cao Jing (曹景 cáo jǐng) Cao... The hideous aspect of Iron-crutch Li Iron-crutch Li (李铁拐/李鐵拐, PY: Lǐ TiÄ›guÇŽi, WG: Li Tieh-kuai) is the most ancient of the Eight Immortals of the Daoist pantheon. ... A woodcut of Lan Caihe. ... LÇš DòngbÄ«n (呂洞賓) (sometimes seen spelled Lu Tong-Pin) is a Chinese deity revered by Daoists. ... One of the Eight Immortals, Philosopher Han Xiang (韓湘子 in pinyin: hán xiāng zi) or Han Xiang Zi, in Wade-Giles as Han Hsiang Tzu, was born Han Xiang in Tang, and his courtesy name is Qingfu (清夫 qÄ«ng fÅ«). He is the nephew or grandson of Han Yu... A woodcut of Zhang Guo, carrying a fish-drum. ...