These traditional stories about mythical Chinese Taoist characters, told by a well-known translator of Taoist texts, are entertaining and often provocative. Growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong was told many stories by professional storytellers, by actors on radio, and by her grandmother. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were entrepreneurs, some were aristocrats. These tales are of the best-known immortals among the Chinese. Their names are household words; their stories passed down generation to generation. With 40 b/w line drawings.