in Chinese mythology, one of the Pa Hsien, the Eight Immortals of Taoism. He desired to make flowers bloom in an instant and to produce fine-tasting wine without using grain. When his uncle scoffed at the idea, Han Hsiang performed the impossible before his uncle’s eyes: flowers suddenly appeared in bloom from a clod of earth. In addition, a mysterious poem of 14 golden characters was seen on the leaves—a prophecy that was only later understood when the uncle was driven into exile.
Han Hsiang usually is depicted holding a bouquet or basket of flowers, a hoe, and a mushroom of immortality. He is said to have been converted to Taoism (c. 9th century ad) by Lü Tung-pin, another Immortal, but all attempts to convert his wife ended in failure.
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