Tributary Medicine System of the Qing Dynasty: A Preliminary Study  

作　　者：Zi-Long Zhang Yi-Sha Xian Xiao-Jie Shi Xue-Qi Wang Ling-Yi Sun 

机构地区：[1]School of Chinese Materia Medica,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 102488,China [2]School of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 102488,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medicine and Culture》2022年第1期23-30,共8页中医药文化（英文）

基　　金：This study wasfinanced by the grant from Beijing Social Science Foundation of China(No.19LSB006).

摘　　要：Medicine was one of the articles of tribute paid by other countries and kingdoms to the imperial court of the Qing dynasty(1644–1912).The act of paying tributes and the rituals associated with it enhanced communication and helped establish relationships between ancient China and other nations or territories.The imperial court was generous in return,which attracted many countries to pay tributes.This paper analyzes how medicines as tributes played an important role in consolidating the dominant status of ancient China,and in promoting the exchange of knowledge between Chinese and Western medicine.

关 键 词：Sino-westem interaction Medical knowledge exchange Medicine as tribute Qing dynasty Suzerain-vassal relationship 

分 类 号：R2-09[医药卫生—中医学] K249[历史地理—历史学]