Legend of Immortals

Name: Legend of Immortals
Author: Ge Hong

神仙传

by Ge Hong (葛洪)

Status: Completed
Length: 39k Words
Updated: 2y ago
Source: Fanqie

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45Reads

9.4Score

12Chapters

3Listens

16.8kReads · all time

Synopsis

"The Legend of Immortals" is a collection of ancient Chinese supernatural novels written by Ge Hong, a Taoist scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a total of ten volumes. The book contains the deeds of 92 immortals in ancient Chinese legends. Many of them are not Taoist priests but were "invited" by Ge Hong into the biography. Legends of Immortals are famous for their rich imagination and vivid narratives. Ge Hong (283-363), whose courtesy name was Zhichuan and whose nickname was Baopuzi, was born in Jurong, Danyang County (now Jurong County, Jiangsu Province). He was a Taoist theorist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a famous alchemist and the author of medical immortals and immortals. He was known as Xiaoxianweng in the world.

Reader comments

This book is very interesting! The fairy stories in it are impressive. I particularly like Guangchengzi. His answers are simple and profound, which benefit people a lot. As for the characters I hate, I don't think there are any particularly annoying ones. Every character has its own meaning. Overall, "The Legend of Immortals" is a good book worth reading, and I recommend it to you!
4 likes2y ago
Don't admire mandarin ducks and immortals, live happily every day.
1 like1y ago
Subtle and mysterious, true and true
1y ago