Tu Youyou is the first China native scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science and the first China scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. It is the highest prize won by the medical profession in China so far, and it is also the highest prize won by the achievements of traditional Chinese medicine.
The design on the back of the medal is Xu Guiya, the goddess of health in ancient Greek mythology, who is collecting spring water on the rock to quench the thirst of sick girls. The medal is engraved with a Latin sentence, which roughly translates as: New discoveries make life better.
There is no math prize in the Nobel Prize. The most popular legend is that his lover is with a mathematician. However, this is only a legend. In fact, Nobel believes that the prize should be awarded to outstanding people who can benefit mankind in practical application, rather than such abstract things as mathematics.