Design Description

The overall design employs ancient wooden lattice carving art, divided into two sets: “Medical Virtue” and “Professional Conduct”. Through exquisitely carved wooden lattice work, it combines selected passages from classical medical texts with decorative patterns to express the physician’s benevolence and professional integrity. All text is presented in the form of ancient calligraphy, featuring the original passages related to Dayi Jingcheng (The Great Physician: Excellence and Sincerity), using traditional calligraphic art to convey the physician’s compassion and sense of responsibility. In particular, “Medical Virtue” emphasises the physician’s compassion and selfless dedication, whilst “Professional Conduct” highlights the professional rigour and moral cultivation that physicians ought to possess, aiming to convey the profound connotations of traditional Chinese medicine culture and the noble spirit of the physician.

Medical Virtue

To value human life

Human life is of the utmost importance, worth more than a thousand pieces of gold; to save a life with a single prescription is a virtue beyond all measure. — Excerpt from Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold for Emergencies), Sun Simiao, Tang Dynasty

To harbour compassion and commit to universal relief

One must first awaken a heart of great compassion and mercy, and vow to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings. — Excerpt from Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold for Emergencies), Sun Simiao, Tang Dynasty

To approach all things with sincerity and reverence

One should constantly uphold profound sincerity of heart and show reverence towards all things. — Excerpt from Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold for Emergencies), Sun Simiao, Tang Dynasty

To remain composed and self‑respecting

One should cultivate steadiness and dignity in establishing oneself, and never treat oneself lightly. — Excerpt from Yideng Xuyan (Continued Flame of the Medical Lamp), annotated by Pan Ji, Ming Dynasty

To be single‑minded in the benevolent act of saving lives

One should devote oneself wholly to the saving of lives, cherishing the aspiration to honour life and delight in the Way. — Excerpt from Quanyou Xinjian (A Mirror of the Heart for Caring for the Young), Kou Ping, Ming Dynasty

To embody medicine as a benevolent art

Medicine is fundamentally a benevolent art. When confronted with the suffering of others, compassion must naturally arise. — Excerpt from Gujin Yiche (Comprehensive Medicine Through the Ages), Huai Yuan, Qing Dynasty

Professional Conduct

To rectify oneself before rectifying others

One must first rectify oneself; only then may one rectify external matters. — Excerpt from Xiao’er Weisheng Zongwei Lunfang (Comprehensive Treatise on Paediatric Hygiene), “On the Physician”, author unknown, Southern Song Dynasty

To speak with prudence

A physician’s words must be chosen with particular care. — Excerpt from Yideng Xuyan (Continued Flame of the Medical Lamp), annotated by Pan Ji, Ming Dynasty

To practise with diligence and responsibility

Those who practise medicine must at all times remain conscientious, vigilant, and devoted to their duty. — Excerpt from Jianming Yigou (Concise Guide to Medicine), “What Physicians Must Know”, Sun Zhihong, Ming Dynasty

To disregard personal gain

Do not reckon one’s merit; do not seek personal profit. Regardless of wealth or poverty, administer treatment without distinction. — Excerpt from Gujin Yijian (Mirror of Medicine, Ancient and Modern), Gong Xin, Ming Dynasty

In treating illness, forget one’s own merit; though unrewarded, the merit is all the greater. — Excerpt from Bencao Xinbian (Newly Compiled Materia Medica), “Six Exhortations to Physicians”, Chen Shiduo, Qing Dynasty

To learn humbly and draw upon collective wisdom

Never dismiss wise counsel because of the person who offers it, nor harbour suspicion or jealousy towards fellow physicians. — Excerpt from Jintai Yihua (Medical Discourses from the Golden Terrace), “The Physician Values Humility”, Yu Tingju, Qing Dynasty