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Was the Taiji Diagram Not Drawn by Daoist Priests? Fuxi Might Have Just Been a "Stargazing Blogger" Back in the Day

From Fuxi drawing the trigrams to the Jiahu tortoise shells: digging up fun little-known facts about the origin of Taiji yin-yang.

Ge Hong: A Top Scholar in Alchemy Who Swapped Firewood for Pen and Paper, and Developed the Prototype of Immunology as a Side Hustle

Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was born into a declining aristocratic family. He cut firewood to trade for books, practiced alchemy and self-cultivation, and dabbled in medicine on the side—truly an all-round talent.

Fu Xi Draws the Eight Trigrams: This Ancestor Was Actually the Earliest "Product Manager"

Fu Xi observed all things in heaven and earth, inspired by the dragon horse bearing a map, drew the Eight Trigrams, thus opening the philosophical source of Chinese civilization.

Zizhi Plays with Mud — The Story of the Qian Hexagram: *The dragon appears in the field; it is favorable to meet the great person.*

Shen Heting’s Search for an Inkstone: A Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

# Li Yunzhou Fails the Imperial Examination: A Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

Watching Fish at the Deep Abyss: The Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

# Li Yan's Resignation from Office: The Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

# The Missed Golden Opportunity: The Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

Lu Yuan Holds the Bamboo Slip: The Story of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

The Story of Yuan: The Tale of the First Line of the Qian Hexagram

*Records of the Submerged Abyss*