Sun Simiao, King of Medicine
Bian Que-an imperial doctor
Yang Huizhi-Shaping a Saint
Wu Daozi-the sage in the painting.
Book sage Wang Xizhi
Wu Daozi was born in Yangzhai, Henan (now Yucheng, Henan). He was born in Tang Gaozong Dynasty (about 685) and died in Su Zongchao (about 758). Little lonely, according to legend, he studied under Zhang Xu and He, but failed to do so, but switched to painting. He used to be an official of the Wei shogunate and a county commander of Yanzhou (now Yanzhou, Shandong Province). When roaming Luoyang, Xuanzong heard his name, served as a medical officer in the inner corner, became friends with Ning, changed his name to Daoxuan, and painted in the court. The era of Wu Daozi's activities is the era of strong national strength, complex economy and rapid development of culture and art in the Tang Dynasty .. Luoyang and Chang 'an, both east and west in the Tang Dynasty, are the national cultural centers. Painters inherit Yan and Wei Chiyi, just like the bright stars. "History of Famous Paintings in Past Dynasties" said: "In the 230 years since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there have been many strange people, with the same eyes and ears, and the largest number." For example, Wu Daozi, Wang Wei, Zhang Qi, Cao Ba, Chen Hong, Yang Tingguang, Lu Lengcan, Xiangrong, Liang Lingzan, Natalie, Yang Huizhi, Wei and Huang Fu were all great painters at that time. As a result, many famous artists and thousands of folk painters competed for each other, and the prosperity of painting became a grand view.
Under the influence of this environment, Wu Daozi grew up rapidly with outstanding talent. The appearance of Wu Daozi is a glorious page in the history of figure painting in China. He absorbed folk and foreign painting styles and established a new national style, which was called "Wu Jiaxiang" by the world. As far as figure painting is concerned, "Wuzhuang" painting shines in the painting world with a new national style. The poet Du Fu called him a painter. Su Dongpo said in the Song Dynasty: "Poetry goes, literature goes to North Korea to retreat (Vietnam), books go to Yan (Zhenqing), and paintings go to Wu Daozi, but the changes of ancient and modern times have done the best in the world." Wu Daozi is also honored as the "painting sage of one hundred generations". Wu Daozi was regarded as the founder of the craftsmen's guild engaged in painting and sculpture in past dynasties. This shows his position in China's painting history. He has made more than 400 Buddhist murals in Chang 'an and Luoyang temples, with different situations; Put pen to paper, start from the arm, or start from the foot, without losing proportion. Write the Buddha statue with a round lamp. The beam or bow of the building column is quite sharp and does not need a round ruler. He used the brushwork of orchid leaves or water shield to express the folds of clothes, which made him feel high, and was called "the wind in the Five Dynasties". He performed paintings in public at Xingshan Temple in Chang 'an, and Chang 'an citizens, supporters and young people flocked to watch. When they saw Wu's "straight sweep, like a whirlwind", they were all amazed and shouted with a wave of their hands.
Bian Que was a doctor in the Warring States Period. The surname is Qin, Mingyue, from Bohai Road (now Changqing County, Jinan City). Bian Que, the originator of traditional medicine in China, made a special contribution to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. When Bian Que was young, he was open-minded and eager to learn, and studied his medical skills assiduously. He applied his accumulated medical experience to ordinary people, traveled around the world, practiced medicine everywhere, and relieved people's suffering. Because of his superb medical skills, he cured many diseases for the people, and Zhao's working people gave him the title. Bian Que is said to be a famous doctor in the era of the Yellow Emperor.
There are six incurable principles in Bian Que's medical practice: first, relying on power, arrogant people will die; Second, people who are greedy for money regardless of their lives die; Third, overeating, people who eat impermanently die; Fourth, the condition is too deep to seek medical treatment as soon as possible; Fifth, the patient is too weak to take medicine; Sixth, I believe in witchcraft and don't believe in the cure of medical ethics. On the basis of summarizing the medical experience of predecessors, Bian Que created the methods of looking (looking at color), smelling (listening), asking (asking about illness) and feeling the pulse to diagnose diseases. Among these four diagnostic methods, Bian Que is especially good at interrogation and pulse diagnosis. At that time, Bian Que's pulse diagnosis technique was superb and famous all over the world.