Alchemy · alchemical poems · Northern Song, 11th c. CE

Four Hundred Characters on the Golden Elixir (Jindan Sibaizi)

Name: Four Hundred Characters on the Golden Elixir (Jindan Sibaizi)
Author: Zhang Boduan

Zhang Boduan — Classical Chinese

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