Zhang xichun (1860-1933)’s life

Zhang Xichun (1860-1933) was a distinguish doctor during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China and a leading proponent of the “school of converging and connecting Chinese and Western medicine (hui tong xue pai 匯衕學派)”. In 1909, Zhang Xichun had become a famous doctor in China. In 1912, Zhang Xichun was invited and appointed as a military doctor officer. His excellent medical skills were appreciated by many military and political bigwigs. Zhang completed his famous medical works: Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western. In 1918, Zhang was invited as the director of Lida Chinese Medicine Hospital, the first Chinese medicine hospital in modern China. In 1923, Zhang had to leave Fengtian, returned to Cangxian near his hometown and continued to practice. In 1924, Zhang published the third and forth volume of Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western at his own expense. In 1926, Zhang was invited to Tianjin as a teacher in a private school (tutor). In the spring of 1927, he officially practiced in a clinic he founded, called “Academy of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine”. He also practiced in the concession area of Tianjin and saw foreign patients. In 1930, in Tianjin he founded four-year Correspondence School of Chinese Medicine. In 1931, the sixth volume of Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western was published. In September 17, 1933, he died of heart disease in Tianjin at the age of 74.