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<h2 id="ho-hsiang-ku">Ho Hsiang-Ku</h2>

Ho Hsiang-Ku is the only woman among the Eight Immortals. She was a Taoist ascetic who lived during the reign of Empress Wu. A virgin by her own choice, she lived on the mountain, where the mysteries of immortality were revealed to her in a dream. She is depicted with a lotus flower and is the protector of unmarried women.