Western Jin statesman and poet who backed the conquest of Wu and compiled 博物志, a book of distant lands, strange creatures and tales. He was killed in the court strife that began the 八王之乱.
Zhang Hua held important posts at the Western Jin court.
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His biography tells how he saw a purple glow between the star groups 斗 and 牛 and had it traced to two buried swords, 龙泉 and 太阿. Later writers called hidden talent a 丰城剑, after the county where they were dug up.
