谁能用英文介绍一下八仙

EightImmortalsofChineseMythology

Name

Description

LiT'ieh-kuai

LITieGuai

李铁拐

Iron-crutchLi,whoalwayscarriesacrutchandagourd;heistheemblemofthesick.

ChungliCh'uan

ZhongliQuan

钟离权

Usuallyshownwithafan;herepresentsthemilitaryman

LanTs'ai-ho

LANCaiHe

蓝采和

Thestrollingsinger,eitherawomanorayoungboy,shownwithaflower-basket;patrondeityofflorist.

ChangKuo-lao

ZHANGGuoLao

张果老

Saidtohavelivedinthe7-thorearly8-thcentury,shownasarulewithhismule,andcarryingabambootube-drumwithironsticks;heistheemblemofoldmen.

HoHsien-ku

HEXianGu

何仙姑

Awoman,saidtohavelivedinthelate7-thcentury,shownwithalotusblossomorflowerbasket,andoccasionallywithapeachandshengreed-organ.

LuTung-pin

LUDongBin

吕洞宾

Bornc.755AD,died805AD,shownwithafly-whisker,isdressedasascholar,andhonoredassuch.Healsohadamagicswordwithwhichheperformedfreakfeats,forwhichreasonheisalsothepatrondeityofbarbers.

HanHsiang-tzu

HANXiangZi

韩湘子

SaidtobethenephewoftheTangDynastystatesmanandscholarHanYu,isoftenshownwithaflute,andpatrondeityofmusicians.

Ts'aoKuo-ch'iu

CAOGuoJiu

曹国舅

SaidtohavebeenconnectedwiththeSungImperialfamily,andisgenerallyshownwithcastanetsorajadetabletofadmissiontocourt;patrondeityofactors.