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This book describes how the Eight Immortals crossed the sea. On their journey back from the Peach Banquet of the Queen Mother of the West, they decided to visit Mount Penglai. Each of them showed their own skills by using tools and traits that were unique to them by throwing one thing into the water to cross it. But they had a fight with the Dragon Prince of the East Sea. Finally, the Eight Immortals triumphed and crossed the sea.

About the Author

Yang Yongqing was a renowned Chinese artist who specialized in traditional Chinese painting and printmaking. He illustrated more than 200 children’s picture books and comic strips, over 20 of which were published overseas. He was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and received multiple awards at home and abroad.

Helen Wang is a translator. She won the 2017 Marsh Award for Literature in Translation for her translation of Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan. In 2017 she was awarded the Chen Bochui "Special Contribution" Award, for her translations and increasing visibility of Chinese children's books.

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