110-469 Introduction to Chinese Medical Texts

110-163 Introductory Chinese 3B or 110-123 Chinese 2B, 110-133 Introduction to Literary Chinese or 110-041 Standard Chinese 3A and 110-042 Standard Chinese 3B, and/or admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in Chinese.

This subject is a reading course in Chinese medical texts. Selections from classical writings such as the Huangdi neijing (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), the Shanghan lun (Treatises on Injury and Cold) will be read and analysed. Other readings will pertain to the role of Chinese traditional medicine in China's current system of health care. Students will also be introduced to the use of a wide range of reference tools which should enable them to independently and confidently handle Chinese medical texts.