Ge Hong

Ge Hong

 or Ko Hung

(born 283, Danyang, China—died 343, Danyang) Chinese alchemist and Daoist philosopher. He received a Confucian education but later became interested in the Daoist cult of physical immortality. His writings blended the occult doctrines of Daoism with the ethics of Confucius. His major work, Baopuzi (“He Who Holds to Simplicity”), discusses alchemy, diet, sexual hygiene, and meditation as well as the importance of ethical principles.