The book consists of five volumes and 53 sections. It mainly describes ancient Chinese human anatomy, corpse examination, scene investigation, identification of causes of death and injury, various phenomena of suicide or murder, various poisons, first aid, and detoxification methods, as well as the differences between drowning, self-hanging and fake self-hanging, self-inflicted punishment and killing, and fire death and fake fire death. It is consistent with scientific principles in many aspects. In the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, this book was introduced to the West and translated into many languages. It had a profound impact on promoting the development of forensic medicine in the world. The compiler annotated and translated the original text, and set up relevant link sections so that readers can further understand Chinese forensic culture on the basis of forensic knowledge.
Reader comments
The content in the book is very practical, such as how to conduct an autopsy and how to determine the cause of death, which are all very important knowledge. And the story is also very interesting and eye-opening for me. I think this book will be of great help to forensic scientists and police officers, and I recommend everyone to read it!
The content in the book is very practical, such as how to conduct an autopsy and how to determine the cause of death, which are all very important knowledge. And the story is also very interesting and eye-opening for me. I think this book will be of great help to forensic scientists and police officers, and I recommend everyone to read it!