Ding Guangming
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Ding Guangming, Male, Han, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua (Ⅸ-8). The tradition is documented in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua in Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Hu Qing Yu Tang's pharmacy practice is rooted in the pharmacy corridor of Qinghefang, Hangzhou: from the Baohe Tang of the Southern Song dynasty and the Zhu Yangxin plaster shop of the Ming dynasty to the Hu Qing Yu Tang, Ye Zhongde Tang, and Fang Huichun Tang of the late Qing, the shops stood side by side, with shop rules, medicine prices, and the craft of the shophands all visible to one another, forming a silent constraint among peers. Its techniques also derive from the Southern Song official 'Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang', bringing the government's pharmaceutical standards into the daily operation of its own medicine counter. Hu Qing Yu Tang, the 'King of Medicines in the Regions South of the Yangtze,' was a pharmacy founded in 1874 (the thirteenth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing dynasty) by Hu Xueyan, the 'red-capped merchant,' located in Qinghefang, Hangzhou. From the time the Southern Song dynasty established its capital at Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) through the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qinghefang area developed into a 'pharmacy corridor.' These included the Baohe Tang of the Southern Song dynasty and the Zhu Yangxin plaster shop of the Ming dynasty; among the 'six great houses' of the late Qing were Hu Qing Yu Tang, Ye Zhongde Tang, and Fang Huichun Tang. Hu Qing Yu Tang comprehensively inherited the pharmaceutical techniques and trade norms of the 'Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang' (Formulas of the Bureau of the Great Peace and People's Welfare Pharmacy), compiled by the Southern Song government.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Ding Guangming is anchored in the documented technical standards of Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua in Hangzhou, Zhejiang: In this sense, Hangzhou is the birthplace of the 'ancient classics of Chinese medicine,' and Hu Qing Yu Tang has carried forward this fine tradition. The traditional commercial customs preserved by Hu Qing Yu Tang are extremely rich in content. The culture of 'abstaining from deception' (Jieqi). 'Abstaining from deception' is the shop motto of Hu Qing Yu Tang, written by Hu Xueyan himself. For more than 130 years, Hu Qing Yu Tang has consistently adhered to the principle of 'abstaining from deception,' carrying forward traditional Chinese ethics and Chinese medicine culture, and has formed a business philosophy and shop rules characterized by the inner spirit of 'abstaining from deception.' This philosophy has the characteristic of transcending the enterprise level and advocating social morality. Hu Qing Yu Tang has preserved a number of ancient and secret folk formulas. The veteran pharmacists within the enterprise who possess unique skills and master traditional manual Chinese medicine techniques are still alive today; they are a great asset to society. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Hu-style Biwen pills": One of the proprietary preparations the inheritor mastered, whose proportions and finish depend on the hand of an experienced drug worker. "Zixuan pills": A prized inherited remedy whose colour, taste and the tightness of the finished pill all serve as tests of a correct preparation. "Lima huiliao pills": Another household remedy valued for its speed, made only after the material is judged, processed and combined step by step. "The shop rule against deception": Written by the founder himself, the rule against deception governed both the shop counter and the counting of stock for well over a century.
Hu-style Biwen pills
One of the proprietary preparations the inheritor mastered, whose proportions and finish depend on the hand of an experienced drug worker.
Zixuan pills
A prized inherited remedy whose colour, taste and the tightness of the finished pill all serve as tests of a correct preparation.
Lima huiliao pills
Another household remedy valued for its speed, made only after the material is judged, processed and combined step by step.
The shop rule against deception
Written by the founder himself, the rule against deception governed both the shop counter and the counting of stock for well over a century.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Ding Guangming was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua, with Hangzhou, Zhejiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Huqingyutangzhongyaowenhua in Hangzhou, Zhejiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Hangzhou, Zhejiang as its declared area, and Hangzhou Huqingyutangguoyaohao Co., Ltd. as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Hu Qing Yu Tang, the 'King of Medicines in the Regions South of the Yangtze,' was a pharmacy founded in 1874 (the thirteenth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing dynasty) by Hu Xueyan, the 'red-capped merchant,' located in Qinghefang, Hangzhou. From the time the Southern Song dynasty established its capital at Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) through the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qinghefang area developed into a 'pharmacy corridor.'
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feng Gensheng | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | 01-0219 | Same declared area |
| Ding Guangming | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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