Tao Hongjing is known as the "Prime Minister in the Mountain".

Tao Hongjing was born as a world famous doctor, and both his grandfather and father studied medicine and martial arts. He was smart since he was a child. He read Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals at the age of ten and was deeply influenced. At the age of thirty-six, he resigned and lived in seclusion in Maoshan, Jurong, and traveled all over the famous mountains to seek fairy medicine.

At that time, he was deeply trusted by Liang Wudi Xiao Yan. Although Liang Wudi gave him an official position many times, Liang Wudi had to consult him about state affairs, so people gave him the title of "Prime Minister in the Mountain".

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Tao Hongjing, whose name is Liang, lived in seclusion, or Huayang. After his death, mr. yi was born in Liling, Danyang (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). Tao lived in the Southern Dynasties and experienced the Song and Qi Dynasties. He was an influential figure at that time, a naturalist, and made great contributions to materia medica.

According to statistics, there are 70 or 80 kinds of existing works, and some of them still survive, such as International Classics and Taoist Prizes, True Spirit Bitmap, Secret Method of Climbing Truth, Elbow10/face, Notes on Materia Medica, etc.

Materia Medica for Tao's Seclusion, General Prescription of Medicine, Guide to Health Preservation, Record of Nourishing and Prolonging Life, He Dan Medical Festivals, Golden Prescriptions Collection and Taiqing Zhu Dan Collection; As well as Tian Wenxing's Calculation, Emperor's Calendar and Huayang Tao's Hermitage Collection.

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