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Chinese alchemy

ancient Chinese scientific and technological approach to alchemy
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Chinese alchemy

Summary

Chinese alchemy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Chinese alchemy's subclass of is recorded as Kus[2].
  • Chinese alchemy's subclass of is recorded as spiritual practice[3].
  • Chinese alchemy's part of is recorded as Taoism[4].
  • Chinese alchemy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vk8xn[5].
  • Chinese alchemy's topic's main category is recorded as Q9524302[6].
  • Chinese alchemy's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19735521[7].
  • Chinese alchemy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 101981779[8].
  • Chinese alchemy's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0036732[9].

Why It Matters

Chinese alchemy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Q9598
    Part of → Taoism
    Image → Chinese woodcut; Alchemical refining furnace Wellcome L0038814.jpg
    Encyclopedia of korean culture id → E0036732
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9475]]: E0007648"
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