Ko Hung [Ge Hong] was the most famous alchemist of China. He strongly believed in the ability to transform anything and everything, given the proper procedure.

Ge Hong, also named Wei Chuan but most recognized as Bao Pu Zi. Ge Hong research into Chinese medicine was very profound. Among Ge Hong ’s many works the most famous are Jin Kui Yao Fang and Zhou Hou Jiu Zu Fang were the first had 100 scrolls and the latter 3 scrolls. Unfortunately Many scrolls of Jin Kui Yao Fang are lost. Zhou Hou Fang carries true precious information about the knowledge of transmission of disease (especially febrile disease). Ge Hong is the first to describe Tian Hua and Huo Luan illnesses and their origins in food and drinks. Ge Hong life long search for knowledge brought across the country to teachers such as Zheng Yin who taught him about alchemy, as well as to Bao Jian who taught him medicine and even gave him his daughter Bao Gu for a wife.