Huquingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum Hangzhou

There are very few who are not aware of the term Chinese traditional medicine, though what exactly is Chinese traditional medicine may not be quite clear. Chinese practice of diagnosing and treating malaise is centuries old, perhaps older than the western medicinal theories. The Chinese uses a combination of different practices that still are followed with religious fervor amongst the aged Chinese, the young generation uses both the western method and the indigenous Chinese method. Herbal medicine, acupuncture and massage therapy are used with regularity to treat several ill patients by traditional Chinese doctors. Traditional Chinese medicine uses Taoist philosophy to a large extent. It also relies heavily on the theory of yin-yang, five elements, human body meridian system, Zang Fu organ theory amongst others. To know and understand it all better, do visit Huquingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, Hangzhou on your trip to China.

As you can understand, Huquingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum is situated in Hangzhou. There are two really good traditional medicine stores in China, one is in Beijing, the other is in Hangzhou. In fact Huquingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum is also a pharmacy from where you will get a good idea of traditional Chinese medicines. The name of the museum or rather the meaning of the name of the museum is interesting. Hu stands for the family name and founder cum owner Hu Xueyan, Qingyu means auspicious happiness in super abundance and Tang means pharmacy,or to be more precise, a traditional Chinese medicine maker. Positioned in Dajing Lane at the foot of Wu Hill, Huqingyutang was founded in 1878 AD by the famous Qing businessman Hu Xueyan. The business is around 120 years old and the museum is also known as a court-style pharmacy. The architecture is typical of the prevalent style of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the major national monuments of China.