Shentuyinhong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Shentuyinhong, Male, Han, from Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Traditional TCM Culture (Ⅸ-11). The tradition is documented in Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Traditional TCM Culture in Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang: To this day, Tongjun Mountain still preserves precious relics commemorating Tongjun, including shrine towers, stele pavilions, cliff carvings, and inscriptions by famous personages of successive dynasties; there are many place names in the locality named 'Tongjun'; and folk legends about Tongjun continue to circulate. Tongjun, the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica, has had a profound influence on Tonglu. Centered on Tonglu County and radiating from the Qiantang River basin, the Tongjun traditional Chinese medicine culture has spread from Jiangnan (the lower Yangtze region) to South China, Southwest China, and other regions, gradually reaching the whole country. The Tongjun traditional Chinese medicine culture takes the legend of Tongjun, the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica, as its source. Legend has it that in high antiquity Tongjun, commanded by the Yellow Emperor, gathered the hundred herbs, discerned their medicinal flavors, classified them into three grades, established the principles of sovereign, minister, assistant, and courier, and authored the Tongjun Caiyao Lu (Record of Tongjun's Gathering of Medicines); he is venerated by later generations as the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica, and his dwelling place is called Tongjun Mountain. To this day, Tongjun Mountain still preserves precious relics commemorating Tongjun, including shrine towers, stele pavilions, cliff carvings, and inscriptions by famous personages of successive dynasties, and there are many place names in the locality named after Tongjun.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Shentuyinhong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Traditional TCM Culture in Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Traditional TCM Culture in Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang: The Tongjun traditional Chinese medicine culture is an important component of China's traditional Chinese medicine culture. Rich in content, it takes the techniques of gathering and processing (paozhi) Chinese medicinal materials as its core, and also includes the historical legends of Tongjun, the literature of the Tongjun Caiyao Lu, the cultural sites of Tongjun Mountain, and the sacrificial activities for Tongjun, the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica; it is a comprehensive traditional medical culture composed of medical techniques, folk beliefs and customs, and historical relics. Legend has it that in high antiquity Tongjun, commanded by the Yellow Emperor, gathered the hundred herbs, discerned their medicinal flavors, classified medicines into three grades, established the principles of sovereign, minister, assistant, and courier, and wrote the Tongjun Caiyao Lu; he is venerated by later generations as the 'Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica,' and his dwelling place is called 'Tongjun Mountain.' Medical texts of successive dynasties contain many records of Tongjun. The Tongjun Chinese Medicine Culture Festival, held to offer sacrifices to Tongjun, has attracted a growing number of people from home and abroad. The core area of this heritage project is Tonglu County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, located in the west of Zhejiang Province and in the middle reaches of the Qiantang River. Its wild animal and plant resources are abundant, with a total of 157 families and 1,149 species of plants and complete vegetation type groups; it also produces many local medicinal materials such as Cornus officinalis (shanzhuyu) and Hangzhou white peony (Hang baishao). Because of its rich reserves and superior authentic terrain for medicinal quality, it is renowned in all directions, and Tonglu is thus known as a 'repository of Chinese medicinal resources.' Tonglu's history of gathering, cultivating, and processing Chinese medicinal materials is also very long. Upholding Tongjun's spirit of 'building a hut to gather medicines and preparing them to benefit the people,' the gathering and purchase of Chinese medicinal materials stress authentic provenance, and processing follows ancient methods; in particular, the fermentation process for Chinese medicines, controlled through specific differences in piling and in temperature and humidity and through changes in the activity of fermentation fungi, is highly distinctive. Medical institutions bearing the name Tongjun Tang are found everywhere, and as the influence of traditional Chinese medicine culture continues to grow, the influence of Tongjun's Chinese medicine culture is also gradually expanding. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Gathering drugs from the right places": Drugs are gathered from the right ground, in a county whose flora runs to some 1,149 species in 157 families, among them Chinese cornel and white peony root. "Processing by old usage": Processing follows old usage, above all in fermenting under controlled differences of piling, temperature and moisture and the activity of the mould. "Dwelling in the hills to gather and to relieve": The motto of dwelling in the hills to gather herbs and preparing them for the people has aged into a public ethic. "Shrines and stelae on Mount Tongjun": Shrines, stelae, cliff inscriptions and the words of famous visitors survive on the mountain—physical evidence for a lineage otherwise known only in texts.
Gathering drugs from the right places
Drugs are gathered from the right ground, in a county whose flora runs to some 1,149 species in 157 families, among them Chinese cornel and white peony root.
Processing by old usage
Processing follows old usage, above all in fermenting under controlled differences of piling, temperature and moisture and the activity of the mould.
Dwelling in the hills to gather and to relieve
The motto of dwelling in the hills to gather herbs and preparing them for the people has aged into a public ethic.
Shrines and stelae on Mount Tongjun
Shrines, stelae, cliff inscriptions and the words of famous visitors survive on the mountain—physical evidence for a lineage otherwise known only in texts.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Shentuyinhong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Traditional TCM Culture, with Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Traditional TCM Culture in Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2021 (batch 5), with Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang as its declared area, and Tongjuntangyaoye 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
The Tongjun traditional Chinese medicine culture takes the legend of Tongjun, the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica, as its source. Legend has it that in high antiquity Tongjun, commanded by the Yellow Emperor, gathered the hundred herbs, discerned their medicinal flavors, classified them into three grades, established the principles of sovereign, minister, assistant, and courier, and authored the Tongjun Caiyao Lu (Record of Tongjun's Gathering of Medicines); he is venerated by later generations as the Founding Ancestor of Materia Medica, and his dwelling place is called Tongjun Mountain. To this day, Tongjun Mountain still preserves precious relics commemorating Tongjun, including shrine towers, stele pavilions, cliff carvings, and inscriptions by famous personages of successive dynasties, and there are many place names in the locality named after Tongjun.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quyuxiang | Guangzhoupangaoshouyaoyegufenyouxiangongsi, Guangdong | 03-1461 | Other regional school |
| Lei Yulin | Beijingheniantangyiyaoyouxianzerengongsi | 04-1948 | Other regional school |
| Shentuyinhong | Hangzhoushitonglu, Zhejiang | — | This page |
| Lu Qifu | Guangzhoupangaoshouyaoyegufenyouxiangongsi, Guangdong | — | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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