Medicine Suzhou

Author: Pan Wenlong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: In the Chinese world, Suzhou is a city whose fame and reputation do not match its size and status. No matter where you go, when people mention Suzhou, they always say, "Suzhou, a wonderful place!" If you ask why, it's always about private gardens, small bridges over flowing water, the soft Wu dialect, and beautiful silk women. However, these familiar "symbols" seem not enough to explain why so many people love Suzhou. After all, people in the north and south have their own preferences. In fact, there are truly unique reasons for loving Suzhou. Behind the old houses in small towns and the spring rain on apricot blossoms lies the great charm of Chinese local culture.
In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying: "Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the country look to Jiangsu, and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Jiangsu look to Suzhou." The Wu region has been famous for its medical practitioners since ancient times, with the most prominent being Confucian physicians and imperial physicians! Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty and renowned poet known for his phrase "worrying before others and enjoying after others," was a native of Suzhou. Before entering official service, he prayed in a temple: "If I cannot be a good minister, I will be a good doctor." This shows that becoming a doctor was a long-standing aspiration of the people of Wu!
The Wu Gate medical school, though a regional school in traditional Chinese medicine, is famous worldwide because of its "many famous doctors and many ancient books" and being the "birthplace of the Warming Pathology school." Medicine in Suzhou tells you about the profound depth and infinite mysteries of Suzhou's traditional Chinese medicine.