Ge Hong was born in Jiangnan. 13 years old, lost his father and came from a poor family. He earns money by chopping wood for paper and pens, copying books and studying after work, and often staying up late at night. So the villagers called him a gardener, so he took the name of "Baoyuan". He is introverted and not good at making friends. He only studies behind closed doors and dabbles in a wide range. When the ancestors were in Wu of the Three Kingdoms, they successively held important positions such as Yushicheng and Shangshu of the official department, and were named Hou of Shouxian County. His father Mao continued to work for Wu. After Wu's death, he started as an official in Jin, and finally moved to Shaoling County, where he died as an official. Ge Hong, Zan's third son, is favored by his father. At the age of thirteen, his father died and he fell from his family. He was "hungry and cold, bowing his head to plow the fields, riding on the grass, and never attacking." ..... Pay cut, sell paper and pens, camp in pastoral areas, and write books with firewood. ..... There is always a lack of paper, and every time I write, I have words repeatedly, so people can understand them. "Ge Xuan, Ge Hongbo's grandfather, studied Taoism under Zuo Ci, an alchemist, and taught alchemy to disciple Andrew. Ge Hong became a teacher with Zheng at the age of 16. Because he devoted himself to his studies, he was highly valued by Andrew. Andrew's immortal thought and recluse thought had a great influence on Ge Hong's life. Since then, he intends to retire from the mountains, study alchemy, and write books.

At the age of 16, he began to read Confucian classics such as The Book of Filial Piety, The Analects of Confucius, Poetry and The Book of Changes, and especially liked The Method of Immortal Cultivation. Self-proclaimed: less good magic, negative steps, not afraid of difficulties and dangers. I feel happy every time I hear something different. I don't feel sorry for my broken smile. After learning alchemy from Andrew, he was highly valued. It is said that "there are more than 50 disciples, but only the rest have read the classics at that time, the text of Huang San and the five elements in the pillow, and the rest are not allowed to read the first title of this book".

In the first year of Tai 'an in the Western Jin Dynasty (302), his teacher learned that Ji's surname was in chaos and Jiangnan was about to boil, so he took his disciples to the DPRK and went to Huoshan in the east, but Ge Hong stayed in Danyang. In the first year of Jin Yongxing (304), Ge Hong joined the army of Gu Mi, the satrap of Xing Wu, and served as a general and a captain. He was named "General Fu Bo" for his meritorious service in the fight against peasant rebels in Shibing. The following year, when the Shi Bing incident subsided, Ge Hong resigned and went to Luoyang to find the book of alchemy. Because of the rebellion in Jiangdong, his return trip was cut off and he was stranded between Xu, Yu, Jing, Xiang, Jiang and Guangzhou. In the second year of Tai 'an, Zhang Chang and Shi Bing arose, and Hong Ren was the general. Because he actively suppressed the rebellion, he moved to Fu Bo. After the incident was settled, Hong "took care of himself and left, and Luoyang searched for different books, regardless of merits." However, due to the "national chaos" (referring to the "eight kings' chaos"-the leader's note), the north road was blocked, and Chen Min turned against Jiangdong and returned to Tuge. " Just at this time of dilemma, it happened that his old friend Han Ji was the secretariat of Guangzhou and asked him to join the army as an advance. Ge Hong thought that he could avoid the chaos in the south, so he went gladly. Unexpectedly, Han Ji was killed by his enemy Li Guo, so he stayed in Guangzhou for many years. I deeply feel that "those who are honored are snobs, and their arms are like Fujian, which is very unusual and cannot be left behind." Rumbling will die, brilliant will die, and if there are spring flowers, they will wither in an instant. If you don't like it, you will lose peace. Regret, fear and trembling, saying nothing is not enough. "This is the way of abandoning worldly affairs and determined to live in Qiao Song, adopting food and nourishing nature, and practicing metaphysics and tranquility. So he learned from Bao Jing and became a monk. He was highly valued by Bao Jing and betrothed to his daughter Bao Gu. In the second year of Jianxing (3 14), he returned to his hometown and continued to write Bao Puzi in seclusion in the mountains.

In the fourth year of lite (3 16), it was still mulberry. After the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he kept in mind his old achievements and made Shanhaiguan a city of 200. Xianhechu (326 ~ 334), Stuart Wang Zhao filled in the state master book, transferred Stuart Wei, and moved to consult and join the army. Gan Bao also recommended him as a regular attendant of Sanshou, and received a lot of works, but Hong refused to resign. In the third year of Taining (325), his good friend Gan Bao strongly recommended him as a national historian and insisted on not taking office. Later, forced by life, he became a consultant and joined the army. As soon as I heard that cinnabar appeared on my toes, I asked, so I took my sons and nephews with me.

In the second year of Xianhe (327), Ge Hong heard that Jiaotoe produced cinnabar and requested to be appointed as Goulou (now Beiliu County, Guangxi). With the permission of the emperor, he went south to his post and passed through Guangzhou to meet with Deng Yue's secretariat. Deng told Ge that there is a place called Xianren Cave in Luofu Mountain under his jurisdiction. According to legend, An Qisheng of the Qin Dynasty ate nine calamus in this mountain and ascended to heaven. Deng Yue offered to provide him with the raw materials for an alchemist here, so Ge Sui decided to stop his appointment and live in seclusion in Luofu Mountain. At the same time, Ge Hong was proposed to be the prefect of Dongguan, but Ge resigned. He built Nan 'an in front of Zhu Mingdong, practiced alchemy, wrote books and gave lectures. Because there are more and more scholars, three temples (East Jiutian Temple, West Huanglong Temple and North Cuini Temple) have been built. Going south to Guangzhou was left by the secretariat of Deng Yue, but it ended in an alchemy in Luofushan. In the years in the mountains, I have been leisurely, and my works are endless. He died in the first year of Xingning in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (363) at the age of 8 1.

According to legend, Ge Hong and his wife also studied alchemy and medicine in Xiqiao Mountain in the South China Sea and Guangdong-Hong Kong Hospital in Guangzhou (now Sanyuan Palace), and often practiced medicine in the private sector. Ge Hong wrote a lot in his life, and Bao Puzi is his masterpiece. This book is divided into two parts: inside and outside. The inner chapter consists of 20 volumes, discussing the immortal prescriptions, preserving health and prolonging life, eliminating evil but eliminating evil, and summarizing the immortal prescriptions before the Jin Dynasty, including keeping one, promoting qi and guiding. , accumulated valuable information for medicine; External chapter, 50 volumes, discusses the gains and losses of the world, the world is obscure, and expounds its social and political views. This book links the theory of immortal Taoism with Confucianism, and integrates the two philosophical systems of Confucianism and Taoism for the first time. The appearance of Bao Puzi had a far-reaching impact on the development of Taoism.