Don't underestimate the vaccination technology in China. Before the successful vaccination in Chen Na, England in 1796, many countries in Europe and Asia used China as an immunization method to prevent smallpox. As early as 1688, Russian doctors were sent to China to study in order to obtain this specific artificial immunization method. As the French thinker Voltaire praised, "I heard that China people have this habit (vaccination) for more than one hundred years. This is a great precedent and example of a nation that is considered to be the smartest and most polite in the world. " The people of China deserve such praise. Of course, there are also indelible achievements of Kangxi.
As we know, Kangxi paid great attention to health preservation, but he was not an alchemist like emperors in previous dynasties, but a medicine for immortality. He believes in science and respects nature. Therefore, Kangxi lived frugally all his life, silently cultivated his self, and always "attached importance to medicine and was familiar with medicinal properties". Even Yong Zhengdi had to say with emotion: "What serves the royal family is simple and rare."
Facts have also proved that Kangxi did this. According to historical records, Kangxi never took tonic and didn't want anyone. He believes that the secret of keeping healthy and prolonging life lies in "only eating properly and living regularly, that's all." These can be found in historical materials. "Eight Banners Tongzhi" once recorded Kangxi's "two meals a day. In addition, don't eat anything else, tobacco, alcohol and betel nut are useless. "
It is well documented that Kangxi believed in nature and followed its laws. When Kangxi was 57 years old, he had a few white beards on his mouth. Someone advised him to take the "seven treasures beauty Hu Zidan" with black beard and black hair, like Emperor Jiaqing of the Ming Dynasty. Hearing this, Kangxi smiled: "How many white-bearded emperors have there been since ancient times? If I can be bold, then I am not talking about the beauty of the world? "
When it comes to the health preserving classics of Qing emperors and their emphasis on medicine, we can't help but mention Emperor Qianlong, the longevity champion of Emperor China. Without a clear understanding of China's medicine, he would never have lived to be 89. The reason is very simple, that is, in the early days of Qianlong, he liked smoking, and an ordinary person quit smoking, full of twists and turns. However, after smoking for so many years, he said that he wanted to quit, and turned to Li Boyuan, a writer in the Qing Dynasty, for Notes on the South Pavilion. I cough for no reason. Doctor Tai said:' The disease lies in the lungs, and the structure is not firm.' After writing a letter to the chamberlain, he never went in again, and he recovered after several illnesses. Tampa here is today's tobacco.
When it comes to the importance that the Qing emperors attached to medicine, we can't help but talk about western medicine in the Qing Dynasty. Although western medicine was introduced into China in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, its vigorous development in China was still in the Qing Dynasty. We can also find the basis from the notes of the Qing Dynasty. In Su Xiang's Essays, Jin Wuxiang said that the "Kindness Hall" founded by French missionaries was different between men and women. Zhang Dao said in "Miscellanies of Jinmen" that women and babies donated by Americans in Tianjin are full of women and children every day; Mao Xianglin said in Mo Yu Lu that Dr. Tessie in Shanghai had already used a stethoscope to auscultate the patient. ...
It is worth mentioning that western medicine, as an imported science, entered the court like the people. These western doctors not only set up pathology and pharmacology, but also vaccinated against vaccinia, quit smoking addiction, and of course, anatomy that western doctors are good at. According to "Selected Works of Xu Ke in Qing Dynasty", after the death of Emperor Guangxu, Cixi ordered western medicine to make a diagnosis and treatment. According to the requirements of western medicine after diagnosis, Guangxu needed surgery, but because of Weng Tonghe's strong opposition, Guangxu's surgery failed. If Guangxu had an operation at that time, would he have lived a few more days? Only God knows.