Zhang Zhongjing's tomb is located in Nanyang Medical Shrine. The medical shrine is located on the bank of Wenliang River in the east of Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is the tomb of Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Now it covers an area of12030m2, including 6669m2 buildings, including 136 houses.
The ancient tomb temple complex covers an area of 3,200 square meters, including the main hall, east and west halls, hall, worship hall, Zhongjing Tomb, Chuntai Pavilion, Qiufeng Pavilion, Hangfangzhai, Zhiyuan Zhai, Shu Ren Pavilion, Guangji Pavilion, Zhongshengtang, Shoushan Hall, Shanmen, Hexagon Pavilion, Medical Holy Well, Lotus Pond, statues of famous doctors in previous dynasties, East and West steles, gates and so on. Collection of artifacts and cultural relics 104 (sets), ancient books and periodicals 10000.
Brief introduction of Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was called a medical sage. According to legend, it is filial piety and Changsha magistrate, so it is called Zhang Changsha. Zhang Zhongjing extensively collected medical prescriptions and wrote the masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases handed down from ancient times. The established principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment is the basic principle of TCM clinic and the soul of TCM.
In the aspect of prescription science, Treatise on Febrile Diseases has also made great contributions, creating many dosage forms and recording a large number of effective prescriptions. The therapeutic principle of differentiation of six meridians established by him has been highly praised by doctors in past dynasties. This is the first medical monograph in China to establish the law of syndrome differentiation and treatment from theory to practice. It is one of the most influential works in the history of Chinese medicine, and it is a necessary classic work for later scholars to study Chinese medicine, which has been widely valued by medical students and clinicians.