The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Chen Hongfan 陈洪范

The Chen Hongfan 陈洪范

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Chen Hongfan, “Studio of Creation,” dwelled in Wuyi’s Citrus Hermitage — painted, played qin, cultivated elixir; saw golden pills in orange hues, chose stillness over fame.

The Chen Hongfan 陈洪范

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Chen Hongfan, “Studio of Creation,” dwelled in Wuyi’s Citrus Hermitage — painted, played qin, cultivated elixir; saw golden pills in orange hues, chose stillness over fame.

The Yantu 赝图

The Yantu 赝图

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Yan Tu, “Awakener to Mystery,” failed 20 years with minerals — then met sage, unlocked elixir secrets, penned Elixir’s Supreme Medicine to guide true alchemists.

The Yantu 赝图

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Yan Tu, “Awakener to Mystery,” failed 20 years with minerals — then met sage, unlocked elixir secrets, penned Elixir’s Supreme Medicine to guide true alchemists.

The Zhao Min 赵民

The Zhao Min 赵民

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Zhao Min, “Descender of Truth from Western Qin,” met immortals, attained Dao, wandered realms incognito — left Danjia Ji as map to hidden transcendence.

The Zhao Min 赵民

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Zhao Min, “Descender of Truth from Western Qin,” met immortals, attained Dao, wandered realms incognito — left Danjia Ji as map to hidden transcendence.

The Liu Ci 刘词

The Liu Ci 刘词

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Liu Ci, “Maoshan Recluse,” authored Record of Blending with World & Nurturing Life — practical Daoist wisdom for harmonious living, health, and spiritual ease amid society.

The Liu Ci 刘词

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Liu Ci, “Maoshan Recluse,” authored Record of Blending with World & Nurturing Life — practical Daoist wisdom for harmonious living, health, and spiritual ease amid society.

The Jiang Rong'an 蒋融庵

The Jiang Rong'an 蒋融庵

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Jiang Rong’an, Maoshan adept, composed Odes to the Dao De Jing — poetic hymns illuminating Laozi’s wisdom through rhythm, reverence, and mountain stillness.

The Jiang Rong'an 蒋融庵

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Jiang Rong’an, Maoshan adept, composed Odes to the Dao De Jing — poetic hymns illuminating Laozi’s wisdom through rhythm, reverence, and mountain stillness.

Chen Tianfu 陈田夫 — Song Dynasty Taoist hermit and historian of Mount Nanyue 南岳衡山

Chen Tianfu 陈田夫 — Thirty Years in the Caves of ...

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Chen Tianfu 陈田夫 spent over thirty years in seclusion at Jiuzhen Grotto on Mount Nanyue, compiling a three-volume record of the mountain's Taoist history and sacred sites.

Chen Tianfu 陈田夫 — Thirty Years in the Caves of ...

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Chen Tianfu 陈田夫 spent over thirty years in seclusion at Jiuzhen Grotto on Mount Nanyue, compiling a three-volume record of the mountain's Taoist history and sacred sites.