Immortality
Peaches of immortality, elixirs, and the eternal quest to cheat death
8 articles
The Eight Immortals: Complete Guide to China's Most Beloved Gods
A beggar, a woman, a cripple, and five others — the diverse group of immortals who prove anyone can achieve divinity.
The Quest for the Elixir of Life: From Emperor Qin to Modern Fiction
The 2,200-year obsession with immortality that drove emperors mad, killed alchemists, and inspired a genre of fiction.
The Quest for Immortality: Why Chinese Mythology Is Obsessed With Living Forever
Peaches of immortality, elixirs of life, cultivation to godhood — no other mythology spends as much time on the question of how to not die.
Types of Immortals (仙): A Classification Guide
Earthbound immortals, heavenly immortals, and ghost immortals — not all immortals are created equal in Chinese mythology.
The Quest for the Elixir of Immortality in Chinese History
The Quest for the Elixir of Immortality in Chinese History
Methods of Achieving Immortality in Daoist Tradition
Methods of Achieving Immortality in Daoist Tradition
Peaches of Immortality: The Sacred Fruit of the Gods
The Sacred Fruit of the Gods
The Peaches of Immortality: Xi Wangmu Garden
They ripen once every six thousand years. One bite grants eternal life. And the last person who ate them all was a monkey with impulse control issues.