The Story of Han Xiangzi The Alchemical Adventures of a Daoist Immortal

In this seventeenth-century Chinese novel, Han Xiangzi, best known as one of the Eight Immortals, seeks and achieves immortality and then devotes himself to converting his materialistic, politically ambitious Confucian uncle-Han Yu, a real historical figure-to Daoism. Written in lively vernacular pr...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2011
Series:China Program Books
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