[An historical study of Hua Tuo Temples in Henan province]. 2023

S S Zhang, and X C Liu
China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing 100700,China.

Hua Tuo was a medical figure renowned for his legendary magic medical skills in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He has been honored in history by temples or shrines built in memory of him. Based on the local records and historical books in Henan Province, Hua Tuo temples and shrines in this area were examined. A total of twelve temples or shrines were built in nine counties or cities in Henan province. They were mainly distributed in the counties of Shangqiu, Zhoukou and Xinyang along the Huai River, and were close to the hometown of Hua Tuo. Most of them were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They were named as Huatuo Temple, Medical Ancestor Huatuo Temple, Medical Ancestor Hua Gong Temple, Hua Zu Temple and Divine Doctor Huatuo Ancestral Temple.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010820 Physicians Individuals licensed to practice medicine. Physician
D001877 Books Non-periodical written or printed works consisting of sheets of pages fastened or bound together within covers. Book Chapter,Book,Book Chapters
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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