Traditional Chinese medicine is not only a unique symbol of history and culture, but also an important carrier of urban memory. In history, there are many cities named after traditional Chinese medicine. Whether it is Zhangshu in the south or Anguo in the north, they all developed into cities because of traditional Chinese medicine and became famous at home and abroad. Therefore, to a certain extent, it is traditional Chinese medicine that makes cities possible. What are these types of cities? Let’s take the generally recognized four major pharmaceutical cities as an example (there are different opinions on the four major pharmaceutical cities in my country and there is no standard answer).

1. Yuzhou, Henan "It is not good if the medicine is not available in Yuzhou, and it is not good if the medicine is not available."

Yuzhou, the capital of China, has three major cultures, and the culture of traditional Chinese medicine is the most A notable one. As one of the birthplaces of medicine in my country, Yuzhou has a unique environment for growing medicinal materials and rich resources of traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Due to its outstanding natural endowment, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, medical sages such as the miracle doctor Bian Que, the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing, and the medicine king Sun Simiao moved to Yuzhou to practice medicine, collect herbs, and hang pots to help the world. During the Tang Dynasty, traditional Chinese medicine became a market in Yuzhou, and its influence gradually expanded; during the Ming Dynasty, it became one of the four major medicinal materials distribution centers in the country. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered drug dealers from all over the country to gather in Yuzhou and establish a drug dealer association, forming a month-long medicinal materials trading conference every March. In the Qing Dynasty, drug dealers from 22 provinces across the country gathered in Yuzhou and established drug stores and medicine stores. After long-term development, Yuzhou has become a veritable "Chinese Medicine City".

2. Jiangxi camphor tree “cannot be used as a medicine, but the medicine is not effective.”

The medicine of camphor tree has a long history. Historically, Zhangshu was just a small town, famous for its production, processing, processing and operation of medicinal materials. During the Jian'an period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoists Zhang Daoling and Ge Xianweng practiced in Gezao Mountain on the outskirts of the town; during the Three Kingdoms period, there were medicinal vendors selling medicines in Zhangshu Town; in the Tang Dynasty, the medicinal materials distribution in Zhangshu Town began to take shape; in the Song Dynasty, the scale of the camphor traditional Chinese medicine trade It further expanded and became the main medicinal materials distribution center in the south. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, while Zhangshu developed its surrounding area, it also attracted drug dealers and traditional Chinese medicine shops from other provinces to settle in, making it a well-deserved “Medicine Capital of the South”.

3. In Anguo, Hebei, "the medicine is prepared when it comes to Anguo, and the medicine becomes fragrant when it comes to Qizhou"

From the praise of future generations, we can see the historical relationship between Anguo and Qizhou. Up is a place. Anguo was called Qizhou in ancient times. It got its name because Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, took the meaning of Anbang and established the country and named the royal mausoleum "Anguo Wuhou". Historically, Qizhou was world-famous for its four unique features: "hundred-knife betel nut, cicada-winged clear summer, cloud-shaped deer antlers, and pound-made rhinoceros horns." Anguo Pharmaceutical originated from the Northern Song Dynasty and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become the largest Chinese medicinal materials market in the country.

4. Bozhou, Anhui, the first of the four major medicine capitals

In history, Bozhou not only produced a number of historical celebrities such as Cao Cao and Hua Tuo, but also proved its reputation in the name of traditional Chinese medicine. His past glory. As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo opened the first "medicine garden" in Bozhou. Thanks to the promotion of famous doctors and convenient transportation, the cultivation and management of traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Bozhou became increasingly prosperous and lasting. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Bozhou had become one of the four major pharmaceutical capitals in the country. Why does Bozhou become the first of the four major pharmaceutical capitals? This is mainly because the traditional Chinese medicine industry in Bozhou is large and representative. Today, Bozhou has become the world's largest distribution center and price formation center for traditional Chinese medicinal materials.