葛洪,字雅川,丹阳句容人,生于西晋武帝太康五年(公元284年),卒于东晋穆帝永和元年(公元345年),祖父葛系为吴大鸿胪,父葛悌初亦仕于吴,后为晋邵陵太守。葛洪少好学,家贫,“躬自伐薪以贸纸笔”,广览众书,以儒学知名,尤好神仙导养之术。从祖父葛玄,吴时学道,号为葛仙公,以其炼丹秘 Ge Hong, the word Ya Chuan, Danyang Jurong people, was born in the Western Jin Dynasty Emperor Wu Hong (five years AD 284), died in the Eastern Jin Dynasty Mu Di Yonghe first year (AD 345), grandfather Ge Department of Wu big hung 胪, Shi in Wu, Jin Shao Ling prefect. Ge Hong less good at learning, poverty, “bow self-cutting salary to trade paper pen”, widely public book, well-known Confucianism, especially the god guide surgery. Ge Xuan from his grandfather, Wu learned, No. Gexian Gong, with its alchemy secret