It is likely that Li Tieguai (李铁拐), one of the Daoist Eight Immortals is a figure of legend not history, as there isn’t a fixed date for this deity’s lifetime.
Li Tieguai is usually depicted as an old and crippled man with bulging eyes and dirty, torn clothes. His name means ‘Iron-crutch Li’, which refers to the crutch that he needs to help him walk.
Although stories about Li portray a grumpy man with a short fuse, he is also shown to be kind to the poor and ill. Continue reading “The Eight Immortals: Li Tieguai “
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