According to 17th Century novel Han Xianzi Quanzhuan 韓湘子全傳 (The Story of Han Xiangzi: The Alchemical Adventures of a Daoist Immortal),[REF] Han Xiangzi was a son of Han Hui, the elder brother of Han Yu (a famous statesman and poet from Tang Dynasty).
There are similar story of Han Xiangzi's origin in other accounts such as Dongyouji 東遊記 [REF] and Baxian Dedao 八仙得道 [REF].