Hu Qing Yu Tang Chinese Medicine Culture

国家級無形文化遺産 · 第1次選定

起源

Founded by Hu Xueyan in 1874 in Hangzhou's Qinghefang, Hu Qing Yu Tang saw its Chinese-medicine culture inscribed on the first national ICH list in 2006.

芸能の形態

It inherited the techniques and rules of the Song official formulary Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang, preparing pills, powders, pastes and elixirs by old methods under the maxim of genuine ingredients and exacting craft.

文化的意義

Hu Xueyan's "forbid deception" plaque made the house a symbol of integrity in Chinese medicine, paired with Beijing's Tongrentang as one of the two great pharmacies.

体験できる場所

The tradition is carried on and displayed at Hu Qing Yu Tang and its Chinese-medicine museum in Hangzhou.