Tao Hongjing is a famous physician, alchemist and writer. The identity of a physician and a writer is integrated, which is slightly powerful for Tao Hongjing. What kind of experience did he have? Which dynasty did Tao Hongjing belong to?
Brief introduction of Tao Hongjing
Tao Hongjing (AD 456-536), a native of Southern Dynasties, was a famous writer. After Song, Qi and Liang, he was an official, but after resigning, he resolutely refused to be an official. He is proficient in medicine and alchemy, and he is also quite accomplished in literature. Many works have been handed down from generation to generation. Tao Hongjing is smart, studious and well-read. At the age of ten, he was fascinated by the way of keeping in good health because he saw Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals. Therefore, he studied very well when he was a child, and his reputation spread far and wide. He is good at piano and chess, and he studies cursive script and official script in calligraphy. When he became prime minister, he proclaimed himself emperor. Tao Hongjing, who has not yet become the weak champion, was appointed as the servant of the kings and later served as the servant of the court. This is a very idle office. At that time, emperors and officials generally asked him about the etiquette affairs of the court, which shows that he was highly valued. However, Tao Hongjing's ambition is not in officialdom. Although he lived with the king and other nobles, he did not pay attention to power and wealth. He always shuts himself in and keeps away from the outside world. In 492 AD, Tao Hongjing wrote to resign. When he left, officials from the DPRK gave a banquet to see him off, because there were too many people coming to see him off, and tents, chariots and horses blocked the road. Later, he retired to the mountain to practice, and called that mountain Maoshan, studying alchemy and Daoism of Taoism, and traveling to famous mountains to find fairy medicine. After the establishment of the Liang Dynasty, the emperor refused to invite him out of the mountain several times, but he still respected him very much and often wrote to him to ask about state affairs, so Tao Hongjing was called "Prime Minister in the Mountain". Tao Hongjing was naturally fond of writing, especially in his later years. He mainly wrote Taoist works, which also involved astronomy, geography, medicine, health care and other fields. He was eighty-five years old when he died, Mr. posthumous title Bai Zhen.
Which dynasty did Tao Hongjing belong to?
Tao Hongjing was a famous hermit in the Southern Dynasties and the real founder of Maoshan School of Taoism. He lived for more than 80 years, through Song, Qi and Liang Dynasties. Later generations generally believe that he belongs to Nanliang. Tao Hongjing was born in 456 AD, during the Song Dynasty. He comes from a noble family. His ancestors joined the army in Wang Fu, and his father was the county magistrate of Xiaochang, which shows that he has been an official for generations. He has been familiar with classics since he was a child. At the age of nine, I began to read classics such as The Book of Rites, Shangshu and Zhouyi. Later, Xiao Daocheng launched a mutiny to control state affairs, and soon established the Qi State to replace the Song Dynasty. At that time, Tao Hongjing was in his twenties and began to be an official. More than ten years later, he became an official in the State of Qi, and successively became a courtier of King Baling and King Ancheng, and served as their secretary. At the age of thirty-six, he was just a courtier, a very idle six-product civil servant, which can be said to be a frustrated career and a talent failure. However, this is also related to his temperament. Tao Hongjing likes Taoist health and things like that since he was a child. After becoming an official, he often shut himself in the house and kept away from the outside world. So, he didn't want to bring shame on himself, so he resigned and retired. After resigning, Tao Hongjing studied Taoist practice, alchemy and so on. He often traveled to famous mountains and rivers to look for fairy medicine, but later he mainly lived in Maoshan and wrote Taoist works. In the meantime, in 502, Qi followed the footsteps of the Song Dynasty and established the Liang Dynasty. At that time, the emperor invited Tao Hongjing to be an official several times, but he refused. But the emperor still deeply read his previous contributions, sent people to send him materials of alchemy, built a Taoist temple in Maoshan, and often wrote to him to ask about state affairs. After Tao Hongjing's death, Emperor Nanliang named him Dr. Zhong San, Mr. Bai Zhen of posthumous title.