The wall murals and sculptures in the Jin tombs, created during the 12th and 13th centuries, depicts a group of eight Taoist immortals.

The term "Eight Immortals" became commonplace after the popularization of the Taoist group of writers and artists known as the Complete Realization (Quanshen).

The most famous art depiction of the Eight Immortals from this period is a mural of them in the Eternal Joy Temple (Yongle Gong) at Ruicheng.

Also, other deities such as the Queen Mother of the West are commonly seen in the company of the Eight Immortals and she is also popularly thought to have blessed them with their supernatural abilities.

Examples of writings about them include: The Eight Immortals have been linked to the initial development of qigong exercises such as the Eight Piece Brocade.

[10] There are also some Chinese martial arts styles named after them, which use fighting techniques that are attributed to the characteristics of each immortal.

[12] One subsection of ba ying quan(八英拳; bā yīng quán) drunken fist training includes methodologies for each of the eight immortals.