Considered the king of traditional Chinese medicine in the Yangtze River area, Hu Xueyan had had established a pharmacy named Huqingyu Tang in Hangzhou, China in 1874. At the location today is the Huqingyu Tang Chinese Medicine Museum. It consists of five sections – the Exhibition Hall, the Chinese Health Care Clinic, the Medicine Preparation Hall, the Restaurant of Medicinal Diet, and the Sales Department. The displays show the development of traditional Chinese medicine over the centuries, the method of dispensing medicines, medicinal diets and health supplements, and other traditional Chinese healthcare methods. You can purchase freshly dispensed medicines, books, and literature at the Museum.
Other Things to See in Hangzhou
Lingyin Temple |
Xixi National Wetland Park |
Impression West Lake |
Jade Emperor Hill |
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon |
Laodong Lu (Laodong Road) |
Tide Watching Pavilion (Yanguan) |
Yanguan Chenghuang Miao (City God Temple) |
Zhan'ao Pagoda (Yanguan) |
Folk Customs Exhibition Hall (Yanguan) |
Yanguan Ancient Town (Haining) |
Baoshi Shan (Baoshi Hill) |
Former Residence of Hu Xueyan |
Qiandao Hu (Thousand Island Lake) |
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum |
Qiantang River Tidal Bore |
China Academy of Art |
China National Silk Museum |
China National Tea Museum |
Leifeng Pagoda |
Flower Harbor (Hua Gang) |
Red Carp Pond |
Feilai Feng |
Guo's Villa |
West Lake (Xi Hu) |
Xiling Seal Society |
Tiger Running Dream Spring |
Su Causeway |
Solitary Hill (Gu Shan) |
Mausoleum of General Yue Fei |
Longjing Tea Plantation |
Liuhe Pagoda |
Autumn Moon Over the Peaceful Lake Pavilion |
Nine Creeks and Eighteen Gullies |