TAN Lip Kiang 陈立健
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Singapore,
Accession Number 002429
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 15
Total Reels
- Moey Kok Keong
Interviewer
- 07:48:46
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 15
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- 31 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:14
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Born in Chao Zhou, China. Description of his ancestral line. Establishment of Wan Chun Tang Medical Hall in Qing Dynasty. Grandfather was very famous Chinese physician who recorded illnesses and diagnoses of his patients carefully. Born in 1920; was 9th boy in large family. His father and uncles were physicians. He and five other brothers and cousins were selected to continue the physician's line. Examples of prescriptions for illnesses written in poetic format.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 15
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- 31 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:32
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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How he came up with school pledge for Singapore Chinese Physicians' Training College. Related story on being courageous in prescribing medicine. Story of how Chinese physician was rewarded by ghost-catcher. Trained in Chinese medicine at 19. His father and uncles supervised apprentices in examining patients. Many members of his clan worked as physicians. Chinese communist government confiscated his family land and medical hall after 1949. Process of learning to become Chinese physician.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 15
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- 31 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:22
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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29 kinds of pulses. Three ways of feeling the pulse. "Qing Cao" physicians in his homeland knew prescriptions to certain illnesses. Recalled beggars' secret prescription for healing internal injuries. Willing to reveal secret prescriptions from his family if he secured patent rights. How the family's medical hall was used as place for settling disputes between rival villages.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 15
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- 6 Sep 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:17
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Common illnesses in his village. Medicinal pills made by his medical hall. Patient profile. Essay writing in Imperial Examinations and taboos. Went to Hong Kong to avoid being drafted into ill-trained anti-Japanese forces. Worked as voluntary physician and teacher. Came to Singapore in 1948. Worked as Chinese physician in medical halls. His children. Elected as secretary-general of Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association in 1952. Helped Association to apply for tax exemption on donations for its free clinic.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 15
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- 6 Sep 2000
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- 00:31:17
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Elected as President of Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association from 1963 to 1965. Process of writing minutes. Gave credits to other committee members when drafting newspaper releases. Helped to purchase permanent premise for Association and its free clinic. Chung Hwa Free Clinic used Chinese proprietary medicine in 1957. System of prescribing medicine. Opening of Free Clinic's first branch. Pawnshop owner donated premises for the branch to change his fate.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 15
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- 6 Sep 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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A story on good karma. His job as secretary-general of Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association. Zuo Ban helped him with copying minutes. Activities to solicit donations from public. School pledge for College.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 15
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- 15 Sep 2000
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- 00:31:21
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Short history and basic theories of Chinese medicine. Methods of prescribing medicine. Chinese nationalist government wanted to abolish Chinese medicine during 1920s. Formation of Singapore Chinese Medical Union to counter the abolishment. Formation of Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association in 1946. Medical journals. All Chinese medical bodies in Singapore met to celebrate Chinese Physician's Day in 1952. Development of Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association and its free clinics. Building of Toa Payoh Chung Hwa Free Clinic.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 15
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- 15 Sep 2000
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- 00:31:38
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Building of Toa Payoh Chung Hwa Free Clinic. Charity activities supported project. Story of a donor. Development and structure of Chinese Physicians' Training College. Syllabus of college. How to conduct practical examinations. School fees. About popular quack physician named Wang Qi Long.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 15
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- 15 Sep 2000
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- 00:31:10
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An incident that exposed tricks of quack physician. Singapore government banned advertisements on Chinese medicine. Examples of fake Chinese medicine. Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association reminded members not to sell fake medicine. Teochew dialects. Hakkas operated most medical halls. Chinese physicians well respected in China. Why Toa Payoh Chung Hwa Free Clinic was reduced from seven to three levels in building plans.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 15
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- 10 Oct 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:21
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Problems faced when building Toa Payoh Chung Hwa Free Clinic. Interviewee's training in Wan Chun Tang medical hall in China. Father and uncles' advice on giving prescriptions. How to weigh medicine accurately. How examinations of patients were conducted. Medicine sold by hall. Large families and members of Teochew opera troupe often seek medical treatment from his medical hall. Local physicians known as Ku Tou Fang. Treatment of illnesses.
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