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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 74013, member: 44&quot;]2 of the 8 Immortals. I&#039;m not sure of the 1st one. He may be the Immortal, Lu Dong-Pin/LuDunbin?</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Lu Dong-Pin, is a Taoist scholar with a magic sword used to slay demons and evil spirits. He’s also shown with a fly-whisker that cures illnesses. This immortal symbolizes scholastic luck and protection.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd one is the Immortal Zhang Guo-lao/Chang Kuo-Lao/Zhang Guolao. He is carrying a &quot;fish drum, which is a tube-shaped bamboo drum with two iron rods or mallets [hooks] that he carries with him.&quot; Most times he is portrayed riding a mule:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Guolao#Depiction_in_art_and_culture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Guolao#Depiction_in_art_and_culture" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Guolao#Depiction_in_art_and_culture</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Chang Kuo-Lao, is represented as an ‘Old’ man with mystic powers who carries the bamboo tube and riding a mule that could carry him a thousand miles a day. He’s a symbol of wisdom and used to help childless couples conceive.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.natures-energies.com/metaphysics/the-eight-immortals-and-their-individual-meanings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.natures-energies.com/metaphysics/the-eight-immortals-and-their-individual-meanings" rel="nofollow">http://www.natures-energies.com/metaphysics/the-eight-immortals-and-their-individual-meanings</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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