About the author

Zhang Chengbo: publicly available information is limited, and all that can be confirmed from the library records is that four works are held under his name, commonly classified under medicine and health. The works he has contributed to cover interviews with Chinese medicine figures and textbooks on medical history, including 'Sailing on the Sea of Art: Interviews with National Master of Chinese Medicine Zhang Zhiyuan', 'History of Chinese Medicine (13th Five-Year Plan)' and its companion 'Exercise Book for the History of Chinese Medicine (13th Five-Year Plan)', as well as 'Lizheng Massage Yaoshu', which appears to be a collated or edited edition. His subjects thus span the organization of Chinese medical scholarship, the documentation of physicians' experience, and the preparation of teaching materials and exercises, combining textual collation with attention to the oral history of contemporary practitioners. 'Lizheng Massage Yaoshu' is a traditional text on tuina massage, indicating that his collation work also extends to ancient medical literature. Since no biographical, educational or professional details appear in the records, no speculation is offered here; the above simply reflects the directions evident in his works.

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Publishers

China Press of Traditional Chinese MedicinePeople's Medical Publishing HouseTianjin Science and Technology Press