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Lan Caihe Wandering the Streets in a Tattered Blue Gown, Singing of Immortality

🐉 Chinese MythologyChang'an (Xi'an), Shaanxi, ChinaLan Caihe • The Eight Immortals

Lan Caihe, an eccentric and gender-ambiguous member of the Eight Immortals, is famously depicted as a wandering street performer in the ancient capital of Chang'an. Clad in a tattered blue gown and wearing only one boot, they sang cryptic songs about the transience of mortal life and the eternal nature of the Tao while carrying a bamboo basket of magical flowers. Their presence served as a...