The Fourteen Sages of Ancient China
1. The Wine Sage Du Kang
In the "Baishui County Chronicle" of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is recorded that "Dukang, whose courtesy name is Zhongyu, is my It is recorded that he was a native of Kangjiawei County and was good at making wine." The spring water in Dukang Valley "guys out faintly, and does not dry up until winter. It flows four miles into the Baishui River. The villagers say that the water still smells like wine." It is said that Du Kang took some water to make wine, and there are writings to prove it: "His wine is enough to nourish the wine; white wine can only cure diseases. Therefore, if you drink it all day long, you will not be in trouble; if you drink it for a lifetime, you will have the harmony of Qi and blood." . The neighborhood is hundreds of miles away, and many people sell wine in Baishui. The legacy of Xianze is unique to this place, and it is clear that Du Kang was born and died in Baishui. The pride of the people. Dukang wine brews honest local customs and ancient Baishui culture. During the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, there were thousands of Baishui pot cookers and wine shops all over the country. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao sung the eternal masterpiece of "generosity should be used as generosity, and worries are unforgettable. Du Kang is the only one who can relieve worries." There is a beautiful poem about "drinking and labor frequently": Pi Rixiu, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty, also wrote a beautiful poem about "drops and drops of sound, and Dukang language condensed in the air". The fragrant Dukang wine fully demonstrates the simplicity and enthusiasm of the Loess Plateau. To.
2. Literary Sage Confucius
Confucius (551 BC to 479 BC) was named Qiu and given the courtesy name Zhongni. A great thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the founder of Confucianism. A native of Lu. He is the founder of the Confucian school and put forward the idea of ??"benevolence". He is a famous thinker and educator in ancient China.
He is determined to learn and is knowledgeable and versatile. He created a trend of private lectures and recruited many disciples, regardless of wealth or poverty. It is said that he had 3,000 disciples, 72 of whom were outstanding. He became a messenger of cultural dissemination. He traveled around the world, and in his later years he concentrated on the compilation and dissemination of ancient documents. He devoted himself to education, collated ancient classics such as "Poems" and "Books", and deleted and revised "Spring and Autumn". His students recorded his thoughts, words and deeds in The Analects of Confucius.
Through Confucius’ lifelong advocacy and the development of Confucianism in the past dynasties, Chinese Confucianism has become the mainstream of Chinese culture and has been the guiding ideology of the Chinese for more than two thousand years. The core of Confucius' ideological system is the rule of virtue. He persistently advocated a moralized society and a moralized life. The highest standard of a moralized society is "propriety", and the highest value of a moralized life is "benevolence". Confucius taught people to actively pursue the "Path of Loyalty and Forgiveness" of "If you want to establish yourself, you should establish others; if you want to achieve yourself, you should achieve others", and "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", so as to establish a correct outlook on life and correctly handle the relationship between people. Confucius advocated the teaching of "the unity of nature and man" to deal with the relationship between man and nature. He also expounded and promoted the principle that people should not only "benevolent to the people", but also "love things". The country must implement the virtuous policy of "teaching the rich" so that society and culture can develop. Confucius believed that the highest achievement of civilization is to create an ideal personality to create an ideal society, and to achieve the goal of "the world is a common people" by practicing the "way of a saint within and a king outside". "," the world of great harmony": the realm of Confucius. Because of Confucius' outstanding contributions and far-reaching ideological influence, he was respected by the Chinese as the most holy teacher and a role model for all generations.
3. Sima Qian, a historical sage
Sima Qian - 145 BC or ~135 BC, a historian and writer of the Western Han Dynasty. He was born in Xiayang, Zuo Fengyi (southwest of Hancheng, Shaanxi Province) in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (145 BC). , it is said that he was born in the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (135 BC), and the year of his death cannot be determined. Sima Qian began to study ancient scripts and biographies at the age of 10, and studied "Gongyang" from the modern writer Dong Zhongshu around the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At the age of 20, he traveled south from Chang'an, the capital, and traveled throughout the Jianghuai River Basin and the Central Plains. He investigated customs and collected legends wherever he went. Soon he became a doctor and became a Han Dynasty scholar. Emperor Wu's bodyguards and retinues accompanied him on many western tours, including as an envoy to Bashu. In the third year of Yuanfeng (108 BC), Sima Qian succeeded his father Sima Tan as Taishi Ling, in charge of astronomical calendars and royal atlases, so he was able to read. Books collected by historians. In the first year of Taichu (104 BC), the Taichu Calendar was compiled with Tang Du, Luo Xiahong and others to replace the "Zhuanxu Calendar" inherited from Qin. The new calendar adapted to the needs of the society at that time. After that, Sima Qian began to write "Historical Records". Later, he was convicted and imprisoned for defending Li Ling who surrendered to the Huns.
After he was released from prison, he served as Zhongshu Ling, and continued to write "Historical Records". "The book is called "Tai Shi Gong Shu". It is China's first biographical general history and has a profound influence on later generations of history. "Historical Records" has vivid language and vivid images. It is also an excellent literary work. ", which records his experience of being imprisoned and tortured and his ambition to write a book, which has been praised by generations.
Sima Qian is a great historian in Chinese history. "He was castrated for speaking out and admonishing, but he became even more angry because of it. He created the "Historical Records", a famous historian's work at home and abroad, which has left a precious cultural heritage to the Chinese people and the people of the world.
4. Poet Du Fu
Du Fu (712-770), courtesy name Zimei, was born in Gong County, Henan Province (now Gong County, Henan Province). He is a famous poet. Du Shenyan's grandson. Because he once lived in Shaoling, south of Chang'an City, he called himself Shaoling Yelao, and was known as Du Shaoling in the world. Read and travel before the age of thirty-five. When he arrived in Chang'an during the Tianbao period, he had no way to enter the officialdom. After ten years of hardship, he got the small post of right guard and led the governor of the government to join the army.
When the Anshi Rebellion began, he went into exile and was captured by the rebels. After escaping from danger, he was awarded the rank of Zuo Shiyi. In the second year of Qianyuan (759), he abandoned his official position and traveled westward, finally arriving in Sichuan and settling in Chengdu. He served as Yan Wumuzhong, the envoy of the Jiannan Festival, and served as Wailang, a member of the School Inspection and Engineering Department, so he was also known as the Du Gongbu. In his later years, his family moved eastward, staying in Kuizhou for two years before leaving the Xiaxia. He wandered around Hubei and Hunan and died of poverty and illness.
Zimei lived during the historical period when the Tang Dynasty was transitioning from prosperity to decline. His poems mostly dealt with social unrest, political darkness, and people's suffering, and are known as the "history of poetry." He was concerned about the country and the people, had a noble personality and superb poetic skills, and was regarded as the "Sage of Poetry".
Du Fu is good at using many systems of classical poetry and developing them creatively. He is the pioneer of the new Yuefu style of poetry. His Yuefu poems contributed to the development of the New Yuefu Movement in the mid-Tang Dynasty. His May 7 ancient novel is both poetry and history. It unfolds the narrative, but also focuses on the convolution of the entire article, marking a high achievement in the art of poetry in my country. Du Fu also showed significant creativity in the Five and Seven Rhythms, and accumulated complete artistic experience in rhythm, antithesis, word and sentence refining, etc., bringing this genre to a fully mature stage. There is "Du Gongbu Collection" handed down from generation to generation.
5. Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing was a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His surname was Zhang Mingji and his courtesy name was Zhongjing. A native of Nieyang, Nanyang County (now Rangdong Town, Deng County, Henan Province), he was born in about 150 AD and died in 219 AD. Zhang Zhongjing was talented, diligent and eager to learn. When he was young, he studied medicine from Uncle Zhang in the same county and learned all about it. "Li Lian's Medical History" of the Ming Dynasty said: "Zhongjing's skills are better than those of his uncle. Even ghosts and gods can't know the diagnosis of the onset of illness. He is truly a miraculous doctor."
Zhang Zhongjing read a lot of books and picked up a wide range of books. Zhongfang, systematically summarized the essence of medicine before the Han Dynasty, and based on his rich medical practice experience, wrote "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" in sixteen volumes (after the Tang and Song Dynasties, "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" was divided into "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases") and the two books "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"). Later generations of medical practitioners called Zhang Zhongjing the "Medical Sage" and regarded "Shanghan" and "Jingui" as medical classics. Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" is the first medical classic with complete "principles, methods, prescriptions, and medicines" in the history of human medicine. He was the first to systematically and completely expound the causes and pathology of epidemics and various internal diseases. As well as treatment principles and methods, it laid a solid theoretical foundation for the development of various clinical disciplines in later generations.
6. Martial Saint Guan Yu
Guan Yu, also known as Yunchang, was a general of the Shu Kingdom in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He valued loyalty and excelled in martial arts. Later generations called him "Guan Sheng" and "Guan Emperor". ".
During his lifetime, except for Cao Cao's request to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to confer Guan Yu the title of Marquis of Shouting of the Han Dynasty, Guan Yu's official official positions were as governor of Xiangyang and governor of Jingzhou affairs. The titles conferred by Liu Bei were first Dangkou General and then Former General, ranking first among the "Five Tiger Generals" of the Shu Han Dynasty. In 41 years after his death, that is, the third year of Shu Jingyao in the Three Kingdoms (260, which happened to be the 100th anniversary of his birth), Liu Chan, the later master, was posthumously named Marquis Zhuangmu. However, from the beginning of the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the end of the Qing Dynasty, Guan Yu received more and more titles from feudal emperors. "A lord is a king, a king is an emperor, an emperor is a saint, and a saint is heaven." There are endless praises and titles, and endless temple worship. Guan Yu became famous at home and abroad and became one of the most worshiped sacred idols in history. He was as famous as Confucius and was called the "Two Saints of Civilization and Military Affairs".
Guan Yu is famous for his loyalty, righteousness, bravery and martial arts. Feudal rulers of all ages needed such typical figures as patron saints to maintain their rule, so they exaggerated and exaggerated their character of loyalty, righteousness, courage, and martial arts. They hoped that more civil servants and generals would be as loyal as Guan Yu. To the king, to offer bravery to the country.
7. Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy
Wang Xizhi, courtesy name Yishao, was born in Linyi, Langxie (now part of Shandong). Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty was born in the Yongjia year (AD 307) and died in the third year of the Xingning year of Emperor Ai of the Jin Dynasty (AD 367). From official to general of the Youjun, he was an internal history officer in Kuaiji, so he was called "Wang Youjun" in later generations. He was born into a prominent family in the Jin Dynasty. When Wang Xizhi was twelve years old, his father taught him the theory of calligraphy, and he understood it by "speaking in outline". When he was a child, he learned calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, a famous female calligrapher at the time. After that, he crossed the Yangtze River and traveled to famous mountains, learned from everyone's strengths, observed and learned "the methods of gathering many people, and prepared a family", and reached the height of "the quality of Guiyue and Yue is the best in ancient and modern times".
Wang Xizhi's regular scripts such as "Le Yi Lun", "Huang Ting Jing", "Dongfang Shuo Hua Zan", etc. "were very popular in the Southern Dynasties" and had a great influence on later generations. His regular script is known as the "Holy of Calligraphy".
8. Zhang Xu, the Grass Saint
Zhang Xu (year of birth and death unknown), named Bogao, was a native of Suzhou and once served as the county captain of Changshu. A great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Known for cursive writing. Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty once issued a rare edict to the whole country: Li Bai's poetry, Zhang Xu's cursive script, and Fei Min's sword dance can become the "three wonders" in the world.
As soon as the edict arrived in Luoyang City, it immediately caused a sensation among the learned people. They all congratulated Zhang Xu and congratulated him on winning the highest award for his outstanding efforts. Zhang Xu bowed his head and thanked them all, and hosted a banquet in honor of Luoyang celebrities. At the banquet, someone suggested that Zhang Xu talk about the secret of perfect cursive writing. Zhang Xu refused and said modestly: "Everyone is laughing at me. I know I am humble. The emperor's reward is well deserved. When it comes to the secret, it is nothing more than this. The word "heart"
Zhang Xu pondered for a moment, and he suddenly remembered the poem "Watching Gongsun's disciples dance with swords" written by Du Shaoling, and then said: "Shaoling once said to Gongsun's disciples. Sword Dancer wrote a poem, in which the four lines are "as fierce as Yi shooting down the nine sunsets, as powerful as the emperors flying dragons; when it comes, it is like thunder that suppresses its wrath, and when it ends, it is like the clear light of the river and sea." I think you all know it.
In Ye County, I was lucky enough to see Mrs. Gongsun's dancing posture. Every time I watched it, it aroused my imagination: she waved her left hand over, and I immediately touched what the gesture looked like this time; when he jumped and spun, I thought The galloping strokes of "Shi Zhuan" in cursive script should be like this! His whole dancing posture and sound inspired me with a comprehensive cursive structure. ”
9. Painting Sage Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi (around 686-760) was a painter of the Tang Dynasty. Also known as Daoxuan, the history of painting was respectfully called Wu Sheng. Yangzhai (now Henan) He was born in Yuxian County. He started out as a folk painter and became famous as a painter when he was young. He soon resigned and lived in Luoyang, where he began to create murals. Good at painting, he was appointed to the court and served successively as a minister, doctor of internal medicine, and friend of Ning Wang. He once studied calligraphy with Zhang Xu and He Zhizhang, and learned how to use brushes by watching Gongsun's sword dance.
, gods and ghosts, figures, landscapes, birds and beasts, vegetation, pavilions, etc. He is especially good at Buddhism, Taoism, figures, and is good at mural creation. According to records, he has painted more than 300 murals in temples in Chang'an and Luoyang. There are no similarities in the shapes, among which "Hell in Disguise" is especially famous at the time.
Wu Daozi's paintings have a unique style of transformation, and the figures in his paintings have flowing pleats and strong lines. , known as water shield strip painting, has the effect of flying clothes and wind all over the wall, and is known as Wu Daidang style. He also uses light colors in the burnt ink lines, which is known as Wu Zhuang's "concise lines". It's only one or two, and the image has already responded to Yan, which is called "sparse style". Wu Daozi's paintings had a great influence on later generations. He was respected as the "Sage of Painting" and the ancestor of folk painters. Su Shi once praised his art as "creating new ideas in the law and embodying good principles in boldness".
No original painting of Wu Daozi has been handed down from generation to generation. The "Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son" that has been passed down to this day may be a copy from the Song Dynasty. In addition, there are also copies of "Baoji Bingala Buddha Statue" and "Daozi Calligraphy Treasure" from Dunhuang. The variation of the Vimalakirti Sutra in Cave 103 of the Grottoes is also considered to be his painting style. ?
10. Tea Sage Lu Yu
In the history of Chinese tea culture, the set of tea science, tea art, and tea ceremony ideas created by Lu Yu, as well as his "Tea Classic", are a An epoch-making symbol.
In our country’s feudal society, studying classics and tombs was regarded as the right path for scholars. Knowledge such as tea science and tea art are just "miscellaneous studies" that are considered difficult to enter the orthodox world. Lu Yu, like other scholars, was very familiar with and studied the traditional Chinese Confucianism, and had profound attainments. But unlike ordinary literati who are bound by Confucianism, he was able to get into it and stay out of it. He dissolved profound academic principles into material life such as tea, thus creating tea culture.
Lu Yu’s courtesy name is Hongjian; his last name is Jizhi, whose courtesy name is Jizhi. He called himself Sangweng and Jinglingzi. Born in the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was a native of Jingling County, Fuzhou (now Tianmen County, Hubei Province). Lu Yu was an abandoned child who had no parents to support him since he was a child. He was adopted by Master Ji Gong, a monk in Langgai Temple. Ji Gong was a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. According to "Ji Yi Lu", during the Tang Dynasty, Ji Gong was summoned to the palace and given special courtesy, which shows that he was also a learned man. Lu Yu received his teachings from a young age and must have a deep understanding of Buddhism. Ji Gong was fond of tea, so Lu Yu learned the art of making tea at a very early age. However, the morning bells and evening drums were too boring for a child. Moreover, Lu Yu had not been interested in Buddhism since he was a child, but was interested in studying Confucianism, so he finally escaped from the temple when he was eleven or twelve years old. After that, he studied opera in an opera troupe. Lu Yu stuttered, but was very talented in acting. He often acted as a clown in plays, which just covered up his physical defects. Lu Yu can also write scripts and has "written thousands of witty words".
Lu Yu had a close relationship with the poets Huangfu Ran and Huangfu Zeng brothers. The Huangfu brothers also had a special hobby for tea. Lu Yu lived in the tea country and met many poets. The influence of art and the beautiful mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River made Lu Yu naturally integrate tea and art, which formed the deep and elegant thoughts and style in his later "Tea Classic".
11. Soldiers Saint Sun Wu
Sun Wu (about 551 BC -?), a famous general and great military theorist of Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, with the courtesy name Changqing, lived in Le'an, Qi State (today's Shandong Province) Huimin) people. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both famous generals of Qi State and had made great achievements in domestic and foreign wars. The influence of family studies made Sun Wu fond of the art of war since he was a child, and he was eager to find ways to win wars, so that he could prepare to worship generals in the future, order troops on the battlefield, and do something earth-shattering on the battlefield.
Sun Wu is revered by later generations as the "Sage of War", "The Forefather of Military Strategies" and "The Master of Military Strategies". In addition to his outstanding military exploits, more importantly, he left an immortal military masterpiece to future generations. --"The Art of War". The book has 13 articles, totaling more than 5,000 words. But this short few thousand words contains a profound theoretical system and very rich ideological content. It has had a huge and far-reaching impact on the development of Chinese military academics. Military scientists and military strategists of all generations have drawn nourishment from it and used it to guide war practice and develop military theory. Cao Cao, a famous statesman and military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, was the first to write a poem for "Sun Tzu's Soldiers, Dissensions, Litigation, Low Che Nao, ⒔猓, Jiansou Core, 擞谩 Duan Yiying, Anti-Chi, Shuo Prize, Twist!" Duan Yiying? It was introduced to Japan in the 18th century and to Europe in the 18th century. Now it has been translated into 29 languages ??and is widely circulated in the world. Liddell, the famous British military theorist. Hart revealed to others: The views expounded in his military writings can actually be found in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" 2,500 years ago.
He was indeed deeply interested in Sun Wu and his works. He not only wrote a preface to the English translation of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but also quoted Sun Wu's mottos in a large section in the front of his most famous work, "On Strategy". During the 1991 Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps officers were ordered to carry a copy of "The Art of War" for easy reading on the battlefield.
12. Seeking Saints Zhang Liang
The minister of the early Han Dynasty, named Zifang, was born in Chuanchengfu (southeast of today's Hao County, Anhui Province). His ancestors and fathers successively succeeded Han Zhaohou, King Xuanhui and others. The appearance of the fifth generation. After Qin destroyed Korea, he attempted to restore Korea and made assassins who attacked Qin Shihuang in Bolang (now southeast of Yuanyang, Henan) but failed. Legend has it that when he fled to Xiapi (now Jiangsu), he met Huang Shigong. Later, Liu Bang and Empress Lu conspired to assassinate Qin Shihuang. Xiao He, the prime minister, set up a trap and personally lured Han Xin into the Changle Palace as a close friend. Empress Lu ordered him to be executed for treason, and Han Xin's entire family was executed. Han Xin, the founder of the country and a military genius through the ages, suffered the catastrophe of genocide. So Zhang Liang secluded himself in the mountains, kept his immortal companion as his companion, refused to eat any grains in the world, followed the path of the immortal, and became isolated from the world.
Zhang Liang was regarded as a role model for counselors and was respected as a "sage seeker" by later generations
13. Wood Sage (Science Sage) Zhang Heng
Eastern Han Dynasty , that is, about 1,800 years ago (AD 117), a large-scale astronomical instrument that uses water power to operate - the "Water Transport Muxian" was successfully built in Luoyang, Kyoto in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Twenty years later (138 AD), another instrument installed in Luoyang, Kyoto, the "Wai Feng Seismometer" accurately reported an earthquake that occurred thousands of miles away in the west. This marks the beginning of a new era for humans to use instruments to record and study earthquakes.
The inventor of these two famous instruments was Zhang Heng, a great scientist and writer during the Eastern Han Dynasty in my country. Zhang Heng made outstanding contributions to astronomy, seismology and mechanical mechanics in ancient China. Legend has it that he also manufactured a compass and a drum car, etc. Because of his high level of mechanical manufacturing, he was revered as the "Wood Sage".
14. Medicine Sage Sun Simiao
Sun Simiao, who lived from 581 to 682 AD, named himself Sun Zhenren, was a native of Jingzhao Huayuan (now Sunjiayuan, Yao County, Shaanxi Province). He was a member of the Sui and Great medical scientist of the Tang Dynasty. Sun was smart since childhood, loved reading, and studied hard. At the age of 20, he was proficient in the theories of various schools of thought. He was good at talking about Laozi and Zhuangzi, and was good at interpreting classics. He also understood yin and yang and promoted medicine. The emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties called him to be an official, but he had no intention of an official career. He engaged in medical writings in his later years. He was an outstanding figure with all-round talents in literature, history and medicine, especially medicine. Sun Simiao treated illness and worked hard to start a family. He is not only knowledgeable, but also of high moral character. His noble medical ethics is a standard of medical ethics that combines the sincerity of a great doctor with superb medical skills. He also set a noble example in the academic world and has been inspiring generations of doctors. Sun Simiao embodied the spirit of medicine as a benevolent art. He wrote in his book "The Sincerity of Great Doctors": "Whenever a great doctor treats a disease, he must calm his mind and calm his mind, have no desires and demands, first have a heart of great compassion and compassion, and vow to universally save the suffering of souls. If Those who come to seek help when they are sick should not ask whether they are rich or poor, whether they are old or young, complain about good friends, Chinese or barbarians, are stupid or wise, and are all the same. If you see someone suffering, if you already have it, you will be deeply sad, do not avoid danger, suffer from cold and heat day and night, be hungry, thirsty and tired, and go to rescue with all your heart, without any sign of effort. If you do this, you will be a great doctor for the people. On the contrary, you will be a spiritual giant. Thief. The body of a great doctor... went to the patient's home again. His eyes were full of beautiful things, but he didn't look around. He put strings and bamboos in his ears, but nothing seemed to entertain him. He recommended the treasures over and over again, but the food seemed to be tasteless. The food was full of food, and he looked at it. If not. If you are practicing medicine, you should not talk too much, laugh, talk, talk about right and wrong, talk about people, show off your reputation, slander other doctors, care about your own virtue, and accidentally treat a disease, then hold your head high and protect your face. But he has a self-proclaimed appearance, which is said to be unparalleled in the world, and this doctor is blind." The above few words have shown Sun Simiao's noble medical ethics to people. Sun believes that "human life is of the utmost importance, and if there is precious gold, a person can help it, and the virtue is greater than this." Therefore, he titled two of his own works "Qianjin", "Qianjin Yaofang" and "Qianjin Yifang". 》. The achievements of these two books are: firstly, they conducted in-depth research on Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", which provided a reliable way for later generations to study "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", especially adding more specific content on the generalized febrile disease. He created the method of studying "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" from the three aspects of prescription, syndrome and treatment, and was the first to use prescriptions to treat syndromes in later generations. "Qian Jin Yao Fang" is my country's earliest medical encyclopedia, covering all disciplines from basic theory to clinical practice, including theories, methods, prescriptions and medicines. One type is classic materials, and the other type is folk prescriptions. Broadly absorbing the strengths of all aspects, appreciating both elegance and vulgarity, and taking appropriate measures according to urgency, this is still the case to this day. Many contents still play a guiding role and have extremely high academic value. It is indeed a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine worth thousands of dollars. "A Thousand Gold Prescriptions" is a huge contribution to the development of prescription medicine. The book collects clinical experience from the time of Zhang Zhongjing to Sun Simiao, and hundreds of years of prescription achievements. After reading Zhongjing's prescriptions, and then reading "Qianjin Prescriptions", it can really open your eyes and broaden your thinking, especially the use of prescriptions with different origins. , showing Sun Simiao's extensive medical resources and superb medical skills. Later generations called "Qian Jin Fang" the ancestor of Fang Shu.
"A Thousand Gold Prescriptions" has made great contributions to diet therapy, health preservation, and elderly care. Sun's ability to live over a hundred years is due to his active promotion of the theory in these areas combined with his own practice. Sun Simiao's brilliant achievements were respected by people during his lifetime.
Known as the "King of Medicine", "Zhenren" and "Sage of Medicine", he was highly valued in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and many celebrities treated him with courtesy. After his death, people worshiped Yu Cheng on the bank of Jianshan Mountain in his former residence. Qiao Shining's preface says: "The incense of Mount Jian is most prosperous in Guanzhong, even though the town of Huayue and Wu is far away." Sun Simiao also enjoys a high reputation in Japan, especially the famous Japanese doctors Tanba Yasurayi and Kojima Naoshiki who admire him very much.