Author(s)

Xian Zhou

Corresponding Author

Xian Zhou

Abstract

As the Chinese proverb goes: “there are the same origins between medicine and Taoism”, which means that the origin of Chinese medicine and Taoism is the same. So what is the same origin? It is a simple world view of ancient China: the unity of heaven and man. Specifically, in the theory of Chinese medicine, this view is the correspondence of human body and natural environment. This paper summarizes the Taoist medicine from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) history. Then, from the perspective of garden history, the paper clarifies that the form of landscape art in Chinese traditional garden is derived from the Xianju archetype in Taoism. For example, the evolution among the folk customs of “begging the gods” in the wild during the Qin and Han dynasties, the “wandering fairy” in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the customs of the “garden activities” in the city after the Song dynasty. The relationship between urban landscape and Taoist medicine can be seen from this evolution. Therefore, from the perspective of history, the first utility of Chinese traditional garden is the treatment of the heart, and the second is artistic aesthetics.

Keywords

Taoist medicine, Health, Traditional, Psychological, City, Natural.