Cui Xuanyi

Author: Duan Chengshi, original illustrations by Yang Bosen and Wang Guoqing
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Cui Xuanwei in Luoyang City. He did not seek official position and lived a reclusive life. In the east of Luoyang City, there was a large estate, and he resided alone in a small courtyard, reading the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching, practicing breath control and fasting. He had no contact with the outside world, and even his servants were not allowed to enter without being summoned. Cui Xuanwei enjoyed consuming mountain thistle and poria, persisting for over thirty years without interruption. Later, an incredible event occurred. Fifty years later, in the Yuanhe period, someone encountered Cui Xuanwei, who looked even younger, appearing only thirty years old.