Eight Immortals - Reverence

Reverence

Established in the Song Dynasty, the Xi'an temple Eight Immortals Palace (八仙宮), formerly Eight Immortals Nunnery (八仙庵), where statues of the Immortals can be found in the Hall of Eight Immortals (八仙殿). There are many other shrines dedicated to them throughout China and Taiwan. And in Singapore, Xiangu Temple (仙姑殿) has the Immortal Woman He from the group as its focus of devotion.

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