Xu Fu
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title:
Xu Fu
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Xu Fu was a Chinese alchemist and explorer. He was born in 255 BC in Qi, an ancient Chinese state, and disappeared at sea in 210 BC. He served as a court sorcerer in Qin Dynasty China. Later, he was sent by Qin Shi Huang to the eastern seas twice to look for the elixir of life. His two journeys occurred between 219 BC and 210 BC. It was believed that the fleet included 60 barques with soldiers, ship crewmen, and 3,000 boys and 3,000 girls, and craftsmen of different fields. After he embarked on
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Chinese alchemist and explorer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Fu
date created:
2006-07-17T01:34:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T11:51:06Z
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