It is the first Hong Kong drama to be filmed on location in the Mainland, and was co-produced by Hong Kong Asia Television and Shandong Television.
It tells the story of Han Zhongli and Tie Qiao Li, who come down to the earth to find the remaining six immortals who have not yet become immortals, and begin their mission of saving the world by eliminating evils and promoting goodness.
1985 / Hong Kong, China / Drama Fantasy Knight-errant / Ding Liang / Pan Zhiwen Jiang Han
Tie Qiao Li (Tsang Wai Kuen), Han Zhong Li (Choi Kwok Hing), Zhang Guolao (Leung Han Wai), Lan Caihe (Dean Lam), Lu Dongbin (Pan Chi Man), Han Xiangzi (Tang Pin Cheong), He Xian Nun (Ruan Pei Zhen), and Cao Guoyu (Ling Wen Hai) were all mortals before they became immortals and joined the Tao.
After being transformed into immortals by the immortal, the eight of them begin their story of saving the world by eliminating demons and driving away evils, as well as promoting goodness.
Aired in 1985, this 30-episode TV series from Hong Kong’s ATV is based on the popular folklore of the Eight Immortals.
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is one of the most popular stories of the Eight Immortals.
In the legend, each of the Eight Immortals has a different magic weapon: Tie Qiao Li has an iron staff and gourd, Han Zhong Li has a banana fan, Zhang Guolao has a paper folded donkey, Lan Caihe has a flower basket, He Xian Nun has a lotus flower, Lu Dongbin has a long sword, Han Xiangzi has a transverse flute, and Cao Guoyu has a jade board.
The magic weapons they carried with them each had their own wonderful uses, and all of them were for the benefit of the world’s living beings, and left many beautiful legends in the world.
