About the author

Lian Jianwei is an author with a substantial body of work in traditional Chinese medicine. Seven of his works are included in the collection, generally classified under medicine. Public information about him is limited: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not recorded. His works nonetheless suggest a scholarly direction that combines close study and editing of classical Chinese medical texts with participation in the compilation of foundational material such as formulae studies. Representative works include Lian Jianwei's Annotated Edition of the Formula Discourses in the Jin Gui Yao Lue, Lian Jianwei's Annotated Edition of the Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun, Lian Jianwei's Annotated Edition of the Yi Fang Kao, and Lian Jianwei's Annotated Edition of the Xi Xin Ji Yao. Many take the form of annotations, interpreting classical medical works such as the Jin Gui Yao Lue and the Yi Fang Kao passage by passage, with emphasis on distinguishing the meaning of formulae and expounding medical principles; the style is严谨 and solid, combining textual scholarship with clinical reflection. Other titles, including Fang Ji Xue, Yun Lin Yi Sheng Pu Du Ci Hang, and Tao Li Yi Hua, span formulae teaching and medical essays. Overall, his writing is grounded in the Chinese medical tradition and focuses on annotation and experiential discussion, making it suitable for students and practitioners of Chinese medicine.

Written (7)

Annotated Essentials of Lian Jianwei's Washing the Heart cover
Rating 3.9
Annotated Essentials of Lian Jianwei's Washing the Heart 连建伟 / 庄爱文 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2025 Xixin Jiyao (Essentials of Washing the Heart), also known as Xixin Bian (Compilation on Washing the Heart), is a work of health-cultivation maxims com…
The Yunlin Medical Sage's Boat of Compassion for Universal Salvation cover
Rating 3.7
The Yunlin Medical Sage's Boat of Compassion for Universal Salvation 龚延贤 / 连建伟 / 庄爱文 People's Medical Publishing House · 2025 Compiled by the renowned Ming dynasty physician Gong Tingxian at the age of ninety in the first year of the Chongzhen reign (1628), with the assistanc…
Peach and Plum Medical Talks cover
Rating 3.6
Peach and Plum Medical Talks 连建伟 / 陈卓 · 2025 Most of Peach and Plum Medical Talks collects lectures that Lian Jianwei, a nationally renowned TCM physician, gave to his students—hence the peach-an…
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on Formula Discourses in the Synopsis of the Golden Chamber cover
Rating 4.0
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on Formula Discourses in the Synopsis of the Golden Chamber 连建伟 / 刘爽 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2023 The Essentials of the Golden Cabinet: Formulary Discourses was written by Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han dynasty and is later known as the "ancest…
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on the Treatise on Formulas for Major and Minor Syndromes cover
Rating 4.0
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on the Treatise on Formulas for Major and Minor Syndromes 连建伟 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2023 Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun (Treatise on Formulas for Various and Minor Patterns) was written by Fu Qingzhu, a famous physician of the late Ming and ea…
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on the Examination of Medical Formulas cover
Rating 4.0
Lian Jianwei's Annotations on the Examination of Medical Formulas 连建伟 / 冯伸洁 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2023 Written by Wu Kun of the Ming dynasty, Yifang Kao is the earliest monograph to study prescriptions across successive dynasties and medical specialties…
Chinese Formula Science cover
Rating 3.8
Chinese Formula Science 李冀 / 连建伟 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2018 Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a required foundational course for all specialties in Chinese medicine colleges and universities. This boo…

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China Press of Traditional Chinese MedicinePeople's Medical Publishing House