[Explanation] "Thunderstorm power is deeply exalted and dew is released, and the people look forward to the rejuvenation of medicine." On a triangular site at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Tong Mi Road in Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong, a white tenement building stands impressively. This is Hong Kong's statutory One of the historic sites, Lei Shengchun Tang, is also one of the few distinctive tenement houses in Hong Kong that has survived since the 1930s.
The name Lei Shengchun comes from the couplet at the beginning, implying that all the medicines produced in the pharmacy can be rejuvenated.
In 1929, Lei Liang, a Hong Kong native, bought this land and invited the architect Boole to design and build it. The ground floor is used as a pharmacy, and the upper floor is the residence of Lei’s family.
[Concurrent] Hong Kong Baptist University Associate Vice President (Chinese Medicine Development) Bian Zhaoxiang
Lei Shengchun Hall is a very typical Tanglou building, built in 1931, it is very distinctive in southern China, it has wide corridors and high roof, such ventilation is very characteristic.
When Lei Sheng Chun Tang started, the original building was built as a shop with herbal tea and Chinese medicine wine for sale.
From the 1930s (20th century) to the middle of the 1960s, this service has been provided to the citizens of Hong Kong.
[Explanation] In the 1960s, the Lei family was prosperous, and the mansion was not enough for use, and family members moved out one after another.
In 2000, the Lei family donated the building to the government for conservation purposes.
In 2008, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government included Lei Shengchun in the first phase of the Revitalization of Historic Buildings Partnership Program.
In 2012, Hong Kong Baptist University revitalized Lei Shengchun Hall as a traditional Chinese medicine health care center. It not only preserves its cultural relics and architectural features, but also provides a variety of traditional Chinese medicine medical services for the community.
[Concurrent] Hong Kong Baptist University Associate Vice President (Chinese Medicine Development) Bian Zhaoxiang
In the process of project activation, we mainly consider three points.
The first is to be able to maintain the original appearance of the building.
You can see that we are trying our best to preserve the original appearance of the entire building, the original bricks, the original windows, the original doors, and the entire building, and preserve it.
The second one is that we really hope to retain its functions. Among its original functions, one part provides herbal tea service, and the other part provides Dieda medicinal wine service.
In these two parts, when you enter the door, we will see a big teapot, and we also provide herbal tea service to our citizens.
At the same time, we also provide some bruises and Chinese medicine outpatient services to patients.
In the third part, we very much hope that we can publicize the concept of cultural inheritance while providing medical services.
[Explanation] The design of Lei Shengchun Hall is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. The front facade adopts a curved design, with a rectangular frame and railings with design characteristics, which is a symbol of neoclassicism.
There are eight granite columns underground, extending the veranda to the sidewalk, forming a cloister.
The wide verandah above the corridor, the bunk above the bunk, and the stucco sculpture with the name of "Lei Seng Chun" on the top of the building are all typical pre-war tenement buildings in Hong Kong.
The wide veranda not only provides sufficient natural light and ventilation for the interior, but also provides shade and rain protection for passers-by. The design is full of human touch.
[Concurrent] Zhou Zhihao, Clinical Assistant Professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Department, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
Now we are on the second floor. In fact, we have an exhibition on each floor.
The third floor mainly introduces Tanglou, the second floor introduces some Chinese medicine in Hong Kong, some syndrome differentiation and treatment, and the basic theories of Chinese medicine, and then the first floor introduces the development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong and the history of herbal tea.
In order to meet the needs of the clinic, we will have two consultation rooms and one treatment room on each floor.
Citizens can enjoy the unique features of Lei Shengchun's original building in this place while they are waiting for medical treatment.
[Explanation] In addition to retaining the style and characteristics of the building itself, the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Baptist University has retained the original functions of Lei Shengchun. There is a herbal tea shop on the ground floor of the center, and related exhibitions are set up on the upper floor, as well as outpatient services for Chinese medicine. Provides opportunities for clinical practice.
[Concurrent] Zhou Zhihao, Clinical Assistant Professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Department, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
Lei Shengchun's Dieda wine is well-known overseas, so we all provide services in traditional Chinese medicine orthopedics at Lei Shengchun.
We hope that through these clinical cases, as a university clinic, we can serve as a teaching base to educate our students, improve their interest, and increase their opportunities for clinical operations.
[Explanation] After a century of vicissitudes, this ancient building not only retains the life style of the old Hong Kong people, but also records the development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong for nearly a hundred years.
After revitalization and transformation, the fragrance of medicine is still permeating here, and people come and go.
Lei Shengchun Tang, a century-old tenement building, is continuing to write the original story with a new look.
Reporter Fan Siyi and Luo Siyu report from Hong Kong
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]