Lan Caihe
Lan Caihe ( Chinese 藍 采 和 , W.-G. Lan Ts'ai-ho ), also Lan Cai He , is a famous Daoist immortal in Chinese mythology . He belongs to the group of the Eight Immortals ( Ba xian ).
According to legend, Lan Caihe was believed to be a transvestite and is sometimes depicted as a woman and sometimes as a man. He embodies the outcast and the mad. Since he is traditionally represented with a flower basket , he is considered the patron saint of florists.
literature
- Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan and others special edition. Sportverlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-328-00898-5 ( Edition BSK ).