Wuyuan, located at the junction of Jiangxi, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces, was praised in ancient times as "Dazhang towers over Huirao, Zhuzi continues Zou-Lu, majestic mountains rise, extraordinary sages emerge, truly a renowned spiritual area in the land; south of the Yangtze, none matches its fame in culture and relics." It is known as the "Town of Books", "Town of Tea", and "Southeast Zou-Lu". At the same time, it has a flourishing medical tradition with renowned figures emerging. According to incomplete statistics, from the Southern Song to the Republic of China, Wuyuan had over 200 physicians, more than 10 imperial doctors, and nearly 100 surviving medical texts. Representative physicians include Jiang Zhe, Wang Bin, Ma Zexian, Jiang Shitu, Wu Wenxian, Jiang Si, Zhan Fazhu, Wang Fu, Jiang Kaoqing, Wang Dingxuan, Yu Guopei, Yu Hanfen, Pan Zhaogui, Dai Baoyuan, Yu Xianting, Yu Shiqiu, Wang Lianshi, Shi Linghan, Pan Xihuang, Wang Jiyan, Cheng Menxue, Wang Dachong, Hong Guangxiang, Zhan Yongkang, etc.; representative works include Comprehensive Notes on Cold Damage, Exploring the Sources of Essentials of the Medical Forest, Essence of the Yellow and Luo Rivers, Jiang's Injury Surgery Formula Book, True Record of Pulse Principles, True Record of Infant Preservation, Categorization of Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Medical Cases of Mr. Yu from Wuyuan, Easy-to-Understand Compendium of Materia Medica, Collected Notes and Essence of the Treatise on Cold Damage, etc.
