Between Wuhan City and Ezhou City, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, there is a small town called "Gedian Town", which is located in the hilly area of ??eastern Ezhou. The ground is relatively flat and the altitude is 25-34 meters. , there is a street in the town called "Gehong Road". Their names are all related to Ge Hong, the "Ge Immortal" who once collected medicine and made elixirs here.
Ge Hong, whose courtesy name is Zhichuan and Taoist name Baopuzi, was born in Jurong, Danyang (now Jurong County, Jiangsu Province). He was a famous Taoist priest and alchemist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ge Hong came to Ezhou twice and traveled hundreds of miles across mountains and rivers. He found that the scenery here was not only excellent, but also rich in wild animal and plant resources, as well as many rare minerals. So he lived here for many years, collecting medicine and making elixirs.
Ge Hong is also a famous medical scientist, with rich knowledge of drugs and clinical medical practice experience. His works such as "Golden Chamber Prescriptions" and "Emergency Prescriptions" passed down to later generations have made indelible contributions to the development of medicine in our country. During his several years living in Ezhou, he often treated poor people and was deeply loved by the local people.
In Ezhou, the rich cultural heritage of traditional Chinese medicine left by Ge Hong has been passed down to later generations. More than 1,600 years after Ge Hong attained Taoism and became an immortal, another legendary figure came out of this small town and became a modern martial arts educator in China. He also won the reputation of "Wulin Qi", "Folk Miracle Doctor" and "Sage of Wound Medicine". He is Wan Laisheng. His name is as admirable as Ge Hong. Wan Laisheng learned from the strengths of many families and was well versed in medical skills. He left many good stories about saving lives and healing the wounded in the local area, as well as more than 100 medical manuscripts and secret recipes. Gedian, where two medical masters Ge Hong and Wan Laisheng lived, has now magically gained a reputation as "China's Medicine Valley". It has become a new hotspot like "China's Optics Valley" and "China's Silicon Valley". tourist hot spots.
On Gehong Road in Gedian Town, the air seems to be filled with the fragrance of medicine, and the modern factories and pharmaceutical workshops are clearly visible. Dozens of biopharmaceutical companies, such as Anzhi Pharmaceutical, Haoxin Pharmaceutical, Spring Pharmaceutical, Renfu Technology, Keyi Pharmaceutical, etc., all support the building of "Gedian? China Pharmaceutical Valley". In December 2001, the Ministry of Science and Technology approved this place as the National Torch Plan Gedian Biotechnology and New Pharmaceutical Industry Base, and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce approved the registration of the "China Medicine Valley" trademark.
After 15 years of development, the entire Gedian Economic and Technological Development Zone currently has a built-up area of ??5.34 square kilometers. The district has introduced large multinational companies and consortiums such as Ball Corporation of the United States, which are among the world's top 500, as well as a number of universities and research institutes represented by Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, as well as Renfu Technology and Spring Medicine. Large private enterprises represented by the industry came to invest and establish business, forming a three-high-tech industry pattern with biotechnology and new pharmaceutical industries as the leader, and new materials, electronics and information industries as the two wings.