Guangdong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Guangdong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The museum was initially established in 1996 and reopened to the public in 2006 as part of Guangzhou University of TCM. It is made up of the University history museum, TCM history museum with over 5000 TCM relics, Chinese medical specimen museum, and a 55000-square-meter herbal medicine plantation. 

What to See and Learn

As a professionally-managed museum with a rich collection of traditional Chinese medical relics and medicinal substances, the museum has become an important place for students learning about Chinese medicine. Many nationwide and international academic conferences about TCM are held in the museum.

Background Information of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM for short, was created by ancient Han people and has been popular in the country for thousands of years. Based on the ancient oriental philosophy, yin and yang theory, the five elements theory and the natural laws of the human body, traditional Chinese medicine specializes in physiological monitoring, and the precaution, diagnose and treatment of diseases. Chinese medicine in Japan, Korean medicine in Korea, East medicine in Vietnam was originated from China. In nowadays, TCM has been spread to the world and has special effects on some kinds of disease. To commemorate the famous ancient doctors of TCM, keep the TCM classics, and inherit the essence and therapeutic methods of TCM, many museums of traditional Chinese medicine have been built in China and open to the public. 

How to get there

Take University Line 1, Bus No.2 or No.3 to reach the museum. 

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Edited by  Lynette Fu/付云锐