Chinese Emperor Quotes

“Later, Daoists, in their quest for immortality, grabbed the reins of this alchemical tradition and rode it with a vengeance. Daoist seekers scaled misty mountains, crossed vast deserts and navigated the vagaries of the high seas, all to get their hands on exotic plants, creatures or minerals to experiment with. While the elixir of life eluded them, they discovered decoctions of death and sickness time and time again as potions despatched alchemists and sometimes even emperors.”
― Stephen Jack, The Devil's Chow: A Chinese Food History