Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Facts about this Museum

Chinese Name: 胡庆余堂中药博物馆 Pronunciation: Húqìngyútáng Zhōngyào Bówùguǎn

Best Visiting Time: All year

Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00

Building Time: 1874

Occupied Area: 2,700 square meters

Recommended Time for Visit: 1 Hour 

Address: No. 95 Dajing Lane, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China

Ticket Price: 10 Yuan

• Ticket Free of Charge Policy

1. Children, elementary school students, and middle school students (with a school ID card) are free of charge;

2. People with disabilities (with disability certificate) are free of charge;

Brief Introduction

Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall

Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, first founded in 1874 during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) by Hu Xueyan, is a traditional pharmacy reputed as “Medicine King in the South of the Yangtze River” and as famous as Tongrentang, the largest producer of traditional Chinese medicine in Beijing. 
 

Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, located at Dajing Lane, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is one of China’s museums specialized in traditional medicine.

History of Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In October 1987, Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine was set up on the 115th anniversary of the founding of the Hangzhou Hu Qing Yu Tang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 
 

In 1988, it was listed as one of the major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level, covering an area of 2,700 square meters.
 

In 1991, Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine was opened to the public. 

Top Highlights to See inside the Museum 

 Hu Qing Yu Tang Pharmacy

As the living classroom to give an excellent lesson about Chinese medicine, Hu Qing Yu Tang Pharmacy is the place where people could try the pharmaceutical tools and buy some daily healthcare Chinese medicine. 

 Refraining from Cheating Plaque

Refraining from Cheating Plaque

There are a few plaques and carvings used to decorate the old and well-designed building. Among them, the most well-known plaque is “Refraining from Cheating”. 
 

When Hu Xueyan first founded Hu Qing Yu Tang, he inscribed it on the plaque, aiming to tell his staff the business principle that medicine means a lot to people’s life, and cheating is strictly forbidden.
 

The business credibility worshiped by Hu Qing Yu Tang for over one hundred years is the foundation of its steady development.

Warm Tips

1. Hu Qing Yu Tang has its own staff to offer bilingual explanations about the museum of traditional Chinese medicine without charge at 09:15, 10:15, 13:15, 14:15 and 15:15.

2. The time for the performances is not fixed exactly and the pharmaceutical workers will perform when tourists come into the workshop.

3. Hu Qing Yu Qing offers every customer seasonal healthy herb tea for free.

Getting Here

 By Bus

Take bus 8, 127, 195, 510, or 8208 and get off at Qinghefang Station.

 By Subway

Take Line 1 and get off at Dinganlu Station and Exit D, go east about 170 meters then go south about 760 meters.

 By Taxi

Chinese: 请带我去胡庆余堂中药博物馆。English: Please take me to Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

If you go to Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the center of Hangzhou (Shangri-La Hotel), it takes about 15 minutes (about 15 yuan).

If you go to Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, it takes about 40 minutes (about 90 yuan).

If you go to Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Hangzhou Railway Station, it takes about 12 minutes (about 15 yuan).

 Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

authorName23243: Yu Zhang

Date: 16/04/2022

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