The "immortal seeking" temple fair, which is one of Suzhou's first batch of cultural heritages that have applied for a national level heritage, opened on May 10.

The temple fair will last three days. Cartoon images of the Eight Immortals solicited from citizens were also unveiled on that day.

The "immortal seeking" temple fair is the largest among the public in Suzhou and was created to commemorate Lv Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.

According to legends, Lv would dress himself up as a beggar on the day of his birthday and go to the crowd to save people. All people in Suzhou want to burn joss sticks at the temple and take a chance. Every person one meets on that day may be disguised Lv and one will share Lv's spirit if he meets Lv. This is called "immortal seeking."

Cartoon images of the Eight Immortals solicited from citizens were unveiled during the "immortal seeking" temple fair, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province on May 10.