Zhongli Quan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhongli.
Zhongli Quan
Zhang Lu's painting of Zhongli Quan, early 16th century
Traditional Chinese鍾離權
Simplified Chinese锺离权
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnglí Quán
Wade–GilesChung-li Chüan
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng Lèih Kyùhn
JyutpingZung1 Lei4 Kyun4
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese寂道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìdào
Wade–GilesChi-tao
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJihk Douh
JyutpingZik6 Dou6
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese漢鍾離
Simplified Chinese汉锺离
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHàn Zhōnglí
Wade–GilesHan Chung-Li
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHon Jūng Lèih
JyutpingHon3 Zung1 Lei4

Zhongli Quan, courtesy name Jidao, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is also known as Han Zhongli because he was said to have been born in the Han dynasty. In legend, he holds a peach and wields a large feather fan[1] which can resurrect the dead and transform stones into silver or gold.[2]

  1. ^ Willard Gurdon Oxtoby, ed. (2002). World Religions: Eastern Traditions (2nd ed.). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. p. 401. ISBN 0-19-541521-3. OCLC 46661540.
  2. ^ Jordan, David K. "Zhongli Quan". Official Site of David K. Jordan, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, UCSD. Retrieved 2 January 2022.