Description
The Eight Immortals Cross The Sea / 八仙过海 / THE 8 IMMORTALS / ASIAPAC Comic / Paperback
ISBN-13: 9789812290847 / 978-9812290847
ISBN-10: 9812290842
Pages 122
Printed in Singapore
Why do the Chinese consider the number eight to be a lucky number? For the answer to this question, look no further than the Eight Immortals who are one of the most popular subjects of an and craft in China.
The team "Eight Immortals is used figuratively for happiness. The Chinese regard happiness as one of the most important qualities in life. The stories in this book show how eight ordinary people in ancient China affaired immortality and lasting felicity through selfless actions and good deeds.
The Eight Immortals also play a significant role in relation to the Bagua, ar Eight Trigrams, of the I Ching, the most popular classic of traditional China. Each of them is associated with a certain direction of the Eight Trigrams which is applied in the Bazhen Tu, the Battle Chart at the Eight Ingroms. used by folk Taoists to counter the work of practitioners of black magic
The presentation is made more interesting by the comic illustrations provided by Chan Kok Sing. You will be enthralled by the vivid description of the great battle that shook heaven and earth at the palace of the Dragon King.
- Publisher: Asiapac Books
- ISBN 10: 9812290842
- ISBN 13: 9789812290847
- Binding: Paperback
- Illustrator: Chan Kok Sing
