Physicians of long family tradition in Xin’an emerged as a unique TCM school in Ming and Qing dynasties. They inherited family medical techniques

excelled in clinical practice and their specialties covered almost all fields for generations

with a total population of no less than 300 people.This TCM physician group accounted for one third of all TCM physicians in Xin’an. They were featured by excellence in both medical practice and Confucian literature. They were scholars who studied medicine; they were also professional practitioners with profound theoretical studies and satisfactory clinical efficacy. The family tradition of TCM physician education in early Ming Dynasty

support for medical care from clan system in Huizhou in middle Ming Dynasty

and high respect for TCM physician in Ming and Qing Dynasty in Huizhou all contributed to the formation of Xin’an school of TCM physician group during that historical period.