"Beauty through Medicine, Remedies for Health" (藥美容.有醫方) Traditional Chinese Medicine Beauty Special Exhibition
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"Beauty through Medicine, Remedies for Health" (藥美容.有醫方) Traditional Chinese Medicine Beauty Special Exhibition

Date: 2025-10-27 — 2026-05-22
What exactly is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) beauty? Is it a mysterious palace secret, or the wisdom of our ancestors?
We believe that true beauty is a healthy glow that radiates from the inside out. This "Beauty through Medicine, Remedies for Health" (藥美容,有醫方) TCM beauty special exhibition will take you to explore how TCM intertwines aesthetics, medicine, and culture, revealing thousand-year-old beauty secrets from ancient wisdom to modern innovation.

Area 1: The Beauty of Health through Unity of Spirit and Form
TCM emphasizes 'Form is Yin, Spirit is Yang.' True health is a state of harmony between body and mind. Want to know if your physical and mental states are balanced? Visit Area 1 to master the mysteries of health from physique and facial features to mental state through TCM aesthetic standards.

Area 2: The Makeup of History: Evolution of TCM Beauty
From ancient face powder and rouge to the medical foundations of the Qin and Han dynasties, and the explosion of makeup culture in the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui, and Tang. TCM beauty evolved from palace secrets to popular use. The exhibition takes you through time to glimpse ancient ladies' makeup boxes, seeing Tang Dynasty 'wine-flush' makeup, floral facial ornaments, and the elegant simplicity of the Song Dynasty.

Area 3: Unveiling Palace Beauty Recipes
How did ancient consorts maintain their beauty? The exhibition selects secret recipes used by Zhang Lihua (張麗華, favorite of Emperor Chen), Yang Guifei's (楊貴妃) whitening methods, and Empress Dowager Cixi's (慈禧太后) special ancient formulas... Unveil these palace secrets!

Area 4: Modern Applications of TCM Beauty
How does ancient wisdom combine with modern technology? Experience diverse applications including TCM facial acupuncture, herbal skincare, and dietary beauty. Discover how close Han medicine is to you and how ancestral wisdom is applied in modern life!

Period: 2025.10.27 - 2026.05.22
Location: 1F Lobby, Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine (中醫藥博物館), China Medical University (中國醫藥大學) (No. 91, Xueshi Rd., North Dist., Taichung City) (Entrance on Yingcai Rd.)

Event Details

  • 2025-10-27 — 立夫中醫藥博物館