Lie-xian-zhuan (English: The Tale of Immortals)

Japanese: 列仙伝 - れっせんでん（英語表記）Lie-xian-zhuan

A collection of biographies of Chinese immortals. Two volumes. From the time of the legendary Shennong and Huangdi, it contains anecdotal biographies of 70 immortals from the period between Emperor Wu and Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty. It is said to have been written by Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty. However, based on the content, the prevailing theory is that it was written by someone much later. Along with Ge Hong's Shenxian Zhuan of the Jin Dynasty during the Six Dynasties period, this is a valuable resource for learning about the legends of immortals in ancient China.

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Japanese:

中国の仙人の伝記集。2巻。伝説上の神農，黄帝の頃から，前漢の武帝～宣帝間の仙人 70人について逸話的な伝記を記したもの。前漢時代の劉向 (りゅうきょう) の作といわれる。しかし，内容からもっとのちの人の作であるとする説が有力。六朝時代晋の葛洪の『神仙伝』とともに，中国古代の神仙伝説を知るための貴重な資料。

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