Eight Immortals from Sichuan  Eight Immortals from Sichuan () are eight Sichuanese who supposedly became "xian" ("immortals; transcendents; fairies"). The term is first used by Qiao Xiu (譙秀 qiáo xiù) in "Record of Shu" (《蜀紀》 shǔ zì) written in Jin Dynasty. They are: