Ge Hong and the Alchemical Legacy

[Paul Ferguson]

"The year was 317 CE, and the Eastern Jin court buzzed with the constant anxiety of a dynasty barely holding together. In his modest quarters within the capital, Ge Hong set down his brush and stared at the half-finished manuscript before him. At thirty-four, he had already served the court faithfully in both civilian and military capacities, helping suppress rebellions that threatened to tear apart what remained of Chinese unity after the fall of the Western Jin."

https://neidan.discourse.group/t/ge-hong...legacy/712