Download or read book The Art of Medicine in Early China written by Miranda Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han and Song dynasties to the twentieth century, Brown traces the rich history of Chinese medical historiography and the emergence of the medical tradition archive.