Heritage Workshop

The Jiangxi Heritage Workshop

A Living Center of Transmission

The Physical Space

A Living Center of Transmission

"The workshop is not a museum. It is a place where the medicine is still practiced, still taught, and still alive."

Established in 2011 with formal approval from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Jiangxi Heritage Workshop operates as both a scholarly archive and a living pedagogical centre. Located in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province — the city where Wan Yousheng spent the majority of his clinical career — the workshop houses the original manuscript collection, clinical case records, and personal library accumulated over six decades of practice.

Under the stewardship of the Wan family and the archive's translation team, the workshop continues to host seminars, manuscript study sessions, and supervised clinical instruction. The 2011 State Administration approval recognised the workshop as a nationally significant site for the preservation and transmission of classical TCM methodology — a designation that reflects both the depth of the collection and the continuity of its teaching lineage.

The Workshop in Photographs

A selection of photographs documenting the workshop space, manuscript collection, and material culture of Traditional Chinese Medicine practice.

Handwritten manuscript pages — classical verse and clinical notation

Reading notes (讀書筆記), Vol. I — January 1962

Dried botanical specimens from the materia medica collection

醫宗說約 — Shanghai lithographic reprint, with seal impressions

The workshop library — classical texts and reference volumes

Acupuncture instruments from the clinical collection

Award certificate — National TCM Cultural Heritage Exhibition, Beijing, September 1990

松庐中医学启蒙 — Wan Yousheng's posthumous treatise on Cold-Warm unification theory

First editorial committee meeting of the Chinese Medicine Yearbook (中医年鉴), Shanghai, February 24, 1983

Handwritten manuscript pages — classical verse and clinical notationWYS-G-001

Reading notes (讀書筆記), Vol. I — January 1962WYS-G-002

Dried botanical specimens from the materia medica collectionWYS-G-003

醫宗說約 — Shanghai lithographic reprint, with seal impressionsWYS-G-004

The workshop library — classical texts and reference volumesWYS-G-005

Acupuncture instruments from the clinical collectionWYS-G-006

Award certificate — National TCM Cultural Heritage Exhibition, Beijing, September 1990WYS-G-007

松庐中医学启蒙 — Wan Yousheng's posthumous treatise on Cold-Warm unification theoryWYS-G-008

First editorial committee meeting of the Chinese Medicine Yearbook (中医年鉴), Shanghai, February 24, 1983WYS-G-009

Media Archive

Mission & Purpose

Preserve. Teach. Transmit.

The Jiangxi Heritage Workshop is the physical heart of the Wan Yousheng Archive — a dedicated space where manuscripts are catalogued, students are instructed in classical methods, and the living tradition of Traditional Chinese Medicine is actively preserved for future generations.

Interested in the Workshop Collection?

Researchers and institutions wishing to access the workshop's manuscript holdings or arrange a supervised study visit are invited to submit a formal research inquiry.

Submit a Research Inquiry