Lü Dongbin (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Lü Tung-Pin; born 796) was a Tang Dynasty Chinese scholar and poet who has been elevated to the status of an immortal in the Chinese cultural sphere, worshipped especially by the Taoists. Lü is one of the most widely known of the group of deities known as the Eight Immortals and considered by some to be the de facto leader. (The one piece homecoming dresses formal leader is more likely said to be Zhongli Quan or sometimes Iron-Crutch Li.) He is also a historical figu...