Nanyang Medical Sage Culture Park opens on May 13

Nanyang Medical Sage Culture Park opens on May 13

南阳医圣文化园正式开园

 

The brilliant "Zhongjing Culture" is shining at the Medical Sage Culture Park. The highly-anticipated Medical Sage Culture Park in Nanyang city of Central China's Henan province officially opened on May 13.

“一墙一园一祠间仲景文化绽光彩”。5月13日，备受瞩目的南阳医圣文化园正式开园。

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Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing was born in Nanyang, making Nanyang not only one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), but also the place where the Medical Sage Ancestral Temple (the most sacred place for TCM practitioners) is located. "Zhongjing Culture" is the most distinctive regional and medical cultural heritage of Nanyang. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected Nanyang on May 12, 2021. The Medical Sage Ancestral Temple is the first visit of Xi Jinping, where he learned about Zhang Zhangjing's life and his contributions to the development of traditional Chinese medicine, the role of TCM in the prevention and cure of COVID-19, as well as the inheritance and development of TCM. Xi Jinping emphasized that TCM, containing thousands of years of health and wellness concepts of the Chinese nation and its practical experience, is a great creation of the Chinese nation and a treasure of ancient Chinese science. Efforts should be made to promote the research and development of TCM and to elucidate the mechanism of TCM with modern science. Besides, efforts should also be made to accelerate the incorporation and promotion of TCM and modern science, and combine TCM with modern science and integrate Chinese and Western medicine to provide more quality health services for the people.

南阳是医圣张仲景故里、中医祖庭医圣祠所在地、中医药文明的发祥地之一，仲景文化是南阳最具特色的地域文化、医药文化。2021年5月12日，习近平总书记在南阳市考察调研，首先来到医圣祠，了解张仲景生平和对中医药发展的贡献，了解中医药在防治新冠肺炎疫情中发挥的作用，以及中医药传承创新情况。他强调，中医药学包含着中华民族几千年的健康养生理念及其实践经验，是中华民族的伟大创造和中国古代科学的瑰宝。要做好守正创新、传承发展工作，积极推进中医药科研和创新，注重用现代科学解读中医药学原理，推动传统中医药和现代科学相结合、相促进，推动中西医药相互补充、协调发展，为人民群众提供更加优质的健康服务。

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To further carry forward the brilliant "Zhongjing Culture" and the spirit of TCM, Nanyang is sparing no effort in building the Medical Sage Culture Park. The Medical Sage Culture Park, centered around the theme of cultural inheritance, integrates gardens, courtyards, and temples. Based on the national-level cultural heritage site Medical Sage Ancestral Temple, it includes various attractions, such as Medical Sage Mountain, Mingyuan Peak, Apricot Grove Genealogy, Penglai Pavilion, Herb Garden, and Panchi Pond. The architectural structures within include Zhang Zhongjing Museum, Zhongjing Academy, Grand Hall Medical Clinic, TCM Experience Hall, Chinese Medicinal Specimen Museum, etc. The overall architectural style is reminiscent of the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), exuding grandeur. Its functions encompass cultural relic exhibitions, exchanges on TCM culture, TCM diagnosis and treatment, experiential learning, and tourism. Nanyang aims to create a "global center for TCM, a national hub for TCM, and a renowned city for TCM" with a focus on three keywords: Zhongjing, TCM, and culture. The Medical Sage Culture Park helps inherit the culture of TCM and will be a new landmark for TCM culture.

为进一步弘扬仲景文化、传承和发扬传统医学精神，南阳市倾力打造医圣文化园。医圣文化园围绕文化传承主题，融园、院、祠为一体，以国家级文物保护单位医圣祠为中心，内含医圣山、明远顶、杏林谱系、蓬莱阁、百草园、泮池等多个景点。其中建筑体有张仲景博物馆、仲景书院、大堂行医馆、中医药体验馆、中药标本馆等，整体建筑为汉代风格，气势磅礴。其功能集文物展览、中医药文化交流、中医诊疗、研学体验、观光旅游等于一体，围绕打造“全球中医圣地、全国中医高地、全国中医药名都”的目标，聚焦“仲景、中医、文化”三个关键，传承中医药文化，建设中医药文化新地标。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/孟向东 曾倩 编译/杨佳欣 实习生/邱昌琪 审校/焦丹 赵汉青）