To Taste a Hundred Herbs: Gods, Ancestors and Medicine in a Chinese Village

Subtitle

Gods, ancestors and medicine in a Chinese village

Synopsis

The setting is Long Bow, a village 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Focuses on one family - the village doctor’s - and integrates the lives of individuals with larger issues. Dr Shen, a Roman Catholic, learned traditional Chinese medicine from his father and grandfather, and also received some basic training in western medicine. His treatments, a combination of acupuncture and herbal medicine, have worked for many seemingly hopeless cases.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

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Notes

See also ALL UNDER HEAVEN: LIFE IN A CHINESE VILLAGE and SMALL HAPPINESS: WOMEN OF A CHINESE VILLAGE.

Documentation

Reference: ‘Fanshen’ by William Hinton (Carma Hinton’s father).

Uses

Courses on contemporary China.*

Subjects

Archaeology

Keywords

China; rural communities; traditional medicine

Credits

Director

Carma Hinton; Richard Gordon

Production Company

Name

USA

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

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Web

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Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
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Notes

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