From a leafy courtyard to a conversation at the desk. A collection of supplied photographs exploring the places, people and objects of Chinese medicine.
Photographs are presented as cultural context. A location or person appearing here does not, by itself, establish an affiliation, professional qualification or service available through Bencao House.
A doorway into the tradition — Fang Huichuntang, Hangzhou.The public hall: a place of movement, conversation and daily life.The dispensary counter, with its ordered drawers and porcelain jars.A courtyard moment: stone, water, leaves and wooden architecture.Botanical materials at the pharmacy counter. A view of traditional pharmacy culture.An in-person pulse consultation. Pulse examination is not available through an online reading.Books, illustrations and specimens in a Chinese medicine cultural display.Herbal specimens and a meridian model: objects used to explain a tradition.A display bringing together classical texts and historical instruments.Acupuncture history and instruments. Shown as cultural history only.
