This is a typical Huizhou architecture, covering an area of 8 mu, with a building area of 4,000 square meters and three courtyards. Entering the gate, the whole central hall was suddenly enlightened, and the rich fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine came to my face.
At one time, the pattern of Hu Qingyutang was "front shop and backyard". The front hall is for people to see a doctor and take medicine, and the back room is a production workshop. Today, this backyard, once used for medicinal materials processing, has been transformed into the Huqingyutang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The beautiful commentator told us that this museum of traditional Chinese medicine focuses on the origin, formation, development and application of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as its position and role in the medical history of China and the world. It shows the modern world the characteristics of the famous Chinese medicine factory in China, the establishment, development and management characteristics of Huqingyutang, a drug house in the south of the Yangtze River, thousands of Chinese herbal medicine raw materials, and traditional pharmaceutical techniques such as slicing and pan-pill, showing the profound Chinese medicine culture.
Hu Qingyutang is not only a museum of traditional Chinese medicine, but also a museum of medical spirit. She shows people not only the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, but also the long-standing traditional culture of China in China.
In the 13th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, namely 1874, Hu Xueyan began to build the medicine number Huqingyutang. 1878, Hu Qingyutang Dajingxiang Store officially opened. He personally inscribed a plaque "No Cheating" and hung it in the lobby, especially emphasizing that "the pharmaceutical industry is related to life, especially not to be deceived".
Speaking of plaques, there are so many plaques in Hu Qingyutang that even the corridors are covered with plaques. I noticed that they were all hung outside for visitors who entered the hall. Only a "No Bullying" horizontal plaque was hung inside, which was for the sitting manager, indicating that it was not for the outside, but for the inside and for myself. It is like a wake-up call, reminding the decision-makers and operators of pharmacies that they should always abide by "no bullying", "true procurement and fine maintenance".
In order to avoid cheating, Hu Qingyutang pays attention to the "real price" in business, that is, he stresses honesty in business, does not cheat children, sells real drugs, and never adulterates them for profit. At the same time, Hu Xueyan also invited famous doctors from the south of the Yangtze River to study the prescriptions of the past dynasties and carefully prepared authentic medicinal materials, which made Hu Qingyutang famous in just a few years and was known as the "King of Medicine in the South of the Yangtze River".
After the rise and fall of 146 years, Hu Qingyutang's inheritors have always adhered to the ancestral teachings of "not bullying" and the canon of "true price", and the status of Jiangnan drug king has never wavered. It is such a well-behaved time-honored brand that holds the spirit of saving the world and saving people by Chinese medicine and firmly guards our soul of Chinese medicine.
"Stop bullying" is an idea that runs through the production and business activities of enterprises. "Don't bully" is a kind of culture, like a sweet spring that moistens the soul, constantly moistening the heart of every pharmacist. In Hu Qingyu's hall, there is a couplet, which is the interpretation of "no bullying". No one sees reconciliation, but God knows sincerity. "Repair" refers to the finishing and processing of medicinal materials, and "combination" refers to the composition of medicinal materials. Although no one has seen reconciliation, heaven is above and justice is obvious. Only honesty can win the trust of consumers. This kind of honest pharmacy is the paradise. In the preface of Complete Works of Xue Ji Pills and Powder Pills by Hu Qingyutang, there is also such a warning: "Don't be invisible, know the law, and report yourself as far as your children and grandchildren, but you can be disrespectful or not afraid!" Although this view has a strong religious "reincarnation" color, it actually emphasizes the moral consciousness of enterprises.
It is this spirit of "no bullying" and "being honest with each other" that made the former Hu Qingyutang so brilliant and won the reputation of "Tongrentang in the North and Qingyutang in the South".
Walking to the exhibition place of traditional skills, the old master of Panwan is planning the medicine plaque in his hand vigorously and like a gale. Only when he dipped his broom in water and added a certain amount of grinding powder, he began to swagger. A handful of pills in the plaque whirled and jumped with the rhythm of his arm. Powder and water are fused into pills again and again, and the whole action is like running water, which is very beautiful. We are so greedy that we can't help trying. With the master's consent, several of us personally operated the pills, but they were either scattered everywhere or we couldn't afford the tablets. In a word, they didn't succeed, and I can't help but admire the master's unique skills. It is said that the old master is a non-genetic inheritor of hand-made pills, which makes us deeply feel that "Rome was not built in a day."
The production of Chinese patent medicine pays great attention to processing, and processing skills are the essence of Chinese medicine. There has long been a saying that "the processing is not strict and the medicinal properties are not accurate". Processing is divided into: preparation (purification, crushing and cutting), water preparation (moistening, bleaching and boiling), fire preparation (roasting, scalding, calcining and stewing), water and fire preparation (boiling, steaming and stewing) and so on. Hu Qingyutang has always paid attention to ancient processing, and all apprentices must learn "processing" in the first three years. For example, ephedra should be knotted, lotus seeds should be cored, cinnamon should be peeled, and gallnut should be depilated. , has been listed as a production rule. The traditional skills of Chinese medicine preparations, such as hanging wax shells, rolling pills and cutting medicinal materials, have been continued in the same strain in the specific space of Huqingyutang through the hands of skilled pharmacists from generation to generation.
Huqingyutang is an important place to protect, inherit, develop and spread the essence of China traditional medicine culture, and it is an indispensable part of Hangzhou's human history. As a large-scale national medicine brand which was established earlier in China and featured comprehensive preparations of Chinese patent medicines, Hu Qingyutang has always adhered to the business policy of "no cheating" and "true price" since its publication, and has been deeply loved and trusted by the people. In addition to traditional services such as seeing a doctor and taking medicine, Hu Qingyutang is constantly exploring new channels to promote new students.
Hu Qingyutang opened a museum, a medicated diet hall, a cosmetics store and a cream hall ... A series of fashionable and healthy chain institutions opened one after another, bringing traditional Chinese medicine culture into the lives of young people and keeping up with the modern trend. In addition, in order to revitalize the old brand, Hu Qingyutang also joined the ranks of new retailers, and successively settled in e-commerce platforms such as Tmall and JD.COM.
Every day, the tourists in front of the door are bustling and crowded, and the Hu Qingyu Hall, which has been passed down for a hundred years, is quietly located, witnessing the changes of the surrounding things. In this land, its "change" and "unchanged" make it always move forward in the torrent of history.