Chinese alchemy

thumb|Laojun rushan fu "Lord Laozi|Lao's amulet for entering mountains" from Baopuzi Inner Chapter 17 Baopuzi () is a literary work written by Ge Hong (AD 283–343), (), a scholar during the turbulent Jin dynasty.

ancient Chinese scientific and technological approach to alchemy

classic Taoist text

thumb|Woodblock printing#China|Chinese woodblock illustration of a waidan alchemical refining furnace, 1856 (Illustrated Manual of External Medicine)