Han Xiangzi

The Flutist of the Eight

Nephew of Han Yu famed for flute-playing and the prophecy of the Blue Pass.

Han Xiangzi, grand-nephew of the Tang minister Han Yu, is the flutist of the Eight Immortals. He could make flowers bloom out of season and, so the legend runs, foretold his uncle’s banishment with the line about the Blue Pass blocked by snow. Music, magic and prophecy make him the most cultivated of the band.