He Xiangu

He Xiangu
The Daoist Immortal He Xiangu by Zhang Lu, early 16th century
Chinese	何仙姑
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Xiāngū Wade–Giles Ho Hsien-ku Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hòh Sīn Gū Jyutping Ho4 Sin1 Gu1
He Qiong
Traditional Chinese	何瓊
Simplified Chinese	何琼
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Qióng Wade–Giles Ho Ch'iung Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hòh Kìhng Jyutping Ho4 King4

He Xiangu, birth name He Qiong, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. She is often seen as the only female among the Eight Immortals (though the sex of Lan Caihe, another of the Eight Immortals, is somewhat ambiguous). He Xiangu is believed to have lived in the Tang dynasty and was born in either Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan or Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, and some portrayals have her as the daughter of a shopkeeper.^[1]