Novels like Tales of a Traveling Doctor
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tales of a Traveling Doctor, best match first.
- 1 The Meridian Healer 子午道医 No System, no harem, no mindless grandstanding, no brainless villains, no immortal fantasy cultivation, and no contrived misunderstandings. The story focuses throughout on treating the sick, saving lives, solving crises, exposing fraud, and spreading the teachings. Clean and compelling, it’s perfect for following over the long haul. 122Reads6.9Score11914d adds
- 2 The Celestial Art of Qihuang 岐黄天工谱 Su Banxia, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for a hundred years, accidentally uncovers a secret feud spanning a thousand years between her family and Yongchuntang after a medicinal cuisine mishap on the winter solstice. A Tang dynasty manuscript fragment of the Huangdi Neijing hidden in her grandfather’s study, bronze meridians exposed by a collapse on Beishan, and a Northern Dipper star raft atop Mount Everest… When she uses silver needles to pierce a conspiracy wr 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Miscellaneous Treatises on Prescriptions 方剂杂论 A tale of love and hate surrounding medicinal formulas, exploring the ingredients that make up traditional Chinese prescriptions and the profound richness of Chinese medicine. This story aims to pass on the heritage of traditional Chinese medicine and inspire more people to love it. 33Reads—Score1114d adds
- 4 Schemes from the Dark Abyss 暗渊之谋 Lin Yue is a seasoned journalist. Influenced by generations of doctors in her family, she once dreamed of practicing traditional Chinese medicine, but had to give it up to honor her grandfather's dying wish. Even so, she never stopped studying it in her daily life. One day, she receives an assignment to conduct an interview, only to stumble into one bizarre incident after another. Linked together, they seem to be drawing her into a vast whirlpool: a strange bureau chief, missing children, a Taoi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Li Hengzheng, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor 中医李衡正 Acupuncture, herbal medicine, prescriptions, and treatment methods, all based on real clinical cases. From common ailments like heatstroke and colds to all kinds of difficult and complicated conditions, these cases show treatments that many people can carry out. They aim to help more people understand how Chinese medicine treats illness, and whether it can truly do so. They also aim to help more people understand the hardships faced by folk practitioners of Chinese medicine and how difficult it 348Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 6 The Great Physician 大国医 [A specialized work on traditional Chinese medicine, suitable for discussions of its fundamentals] With Western medicine in a dominant position, is there still a place for traditional Chinese medicine? Is someone secretly orchestrating its decline and fall? When a culture thousands of years old is dismissed and condemned as wrong, is the “science” of the past four centuries really correct? When the two fields collide, which parts of the knowledge passed down by word of mouth are right, and which 417Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 7 The Path of Traditional Chinese Medicine 岐黄之路 By a stroke of fate, an ordinary young man studying traditional Chinese medicine transmigrates to ancient times. From studying the ancient classics of Qihuang and the theories of the sages, to admiring the Three Sages of the Eastern Han, witnessing the brilliance of the Four Great Masters of the Jin and Yuan dynasties, and seeing the development of the Four Great Masters of Warm Disease in the Ming and Qing dynasties, a young physician’s journey through traditional medicine begins… 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Born in This Place 生在此间 Rural northwest China. This is Ganzhou, my hometown. Because of his job, the protagonist Yang Shulin quits in a fit of anger and returns home. He inherits his family’s small clinic and dozens of mu of farmland, and begins an entirely different life. 10Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 The Medicinal Cuisine Chronicles 药食记 If you don’t want to be a foodie, you’re no good as a Chinese medicine doctor. I may look young, but I already have twenty years of experience. That’s what Yang Cang said. Updates to Stories of Mizhou on weekends. I’ll keep writing this book with care. Stay tuned. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Small-Town Doctor, A Vast World 小中医，大世界 Zhang Liang, a poor young man from the countryside, was lucky enough to get into a traditional Chinese medicine college thousands of miles from home. After graduating, he struggled to find work and barely managed to land a job at a community hospital, only to be pushed around by the deputy director. With no other options, Zhang Liang forged a different path. Relying on his skill in traditional Chinese medicine, he first treated an elderly farmer from the countryside. Word spread widely, and inte 2.8kReads8.9Score29514d adds
- 11 Tales of Classical Chinese Medicine 经方那些事儿 [This book features many real medical cases. Do not imitate them!] In his twenties, Qin Guanlan arrives at Shoujing Hall with a PhD to his name, yet can't get a single patient to see him. He's too young and too handsome. No one thinks he looks like an experienced practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. But Chen Jiubai sees something in him. The old doctor sees patients in the morning and gives lectures in the afternoon, personally guiding Qin as he unlocks the secrets of the Treatise on Co 2.2kReads—Score51514d adds
- 12 Records of Healing the World, A New Compendium of Materia Medica, The Hundred Herbs 悬壶济世录，本草新篇，百药谱 Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi and sobriquet Binhu, was born in Qizhou, Huguang (present-day Qichun, Hubei). A renowned medical scholar of the Ming dynasty, he wrote the Compendium of Materia Medica, hailed as "the great compendium of Eastern medicine." Born into a family of physicians, Li Shizhen developed a deep interest in medicine from an early age. He traveled widely, collecting medicinal specimens and studying their properties and effects. Through years of practice, he gained extensive c 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Physician's Path to Power 医道仕途 [No System, no cheat, in the style of a chief medical officer] Lin Zhihua was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. On his way to register at a university of Chinese medicine, he suddenly came upon a car accident. He instinctively rushed to help, never expecting to save a high-ranking leader, or that his own life would change so dramatically as a result... 56Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 14 The Road to a Thriving Medical Career 医路高升 With the help of a surgical training System, an intern steadily hones their surgical skills, gradually makes a name on the world stage, and becomes the brightest star in medicine. 807Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 15 Don't Panic, I Can Give You Acupuncture! 别慌，我会扎针！ A modern acupuncturist and massage therapist dies unexpectedly during a medical dispute. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the young aunt of the Gu family’s West Courtyard in ancient times. Her family is poor, and the East and West Courtyards have been at odds for years. Faced with contempt from the East Courtyard and the hardship of daily life, she takes up her silver needles and quietly turns things around with her exquisite acupuncture skills. Starting with a tiny acupuncture clin 3.1kReads9.0Score49214d adds
- 16 The Great Physician's Fool's Dream 大医的黄粱美梦 First traditional Chinese medicine, then officialdom, and finally, where will it all lead? Read on and find out. The sections on traditional Chinese medicine are highly technical, so readers without a grounding in the subject may want to skip them. The officialdom storyline is realistic and focuses on the lessons of life. You're sure to take something away from it. Those who understand will see the many sides of life. Those who don't will only see… No one is perfect, and we're all ordinary p 8.7kReads9.1Score86014d adds
- 17 A Record of Chasing Dreams with Classical Prescriptions 经方逐梦录 This is a traditional Chinese medicine novel that anyone who can read can easily understand. Drawing on the author's observations and reflections from years of medical practice, as well as extensive clinical experience, the book builds a rich world of stories. It skillfully blends Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist thought with related theories of fate and feng shui. Although the plot is fictional, the medical cases, medical theories, feng shui, and knowledge of destiny featured in the story are al 626Reads9.2Score17314d adds
- 18 As a Divine Doctor, I Have a Golden Finger 作为神医，我有一个金手指 Can traditional Chinese medicine really cure illnesses? Yes! And fast! Learn about the treatment principles in Zhang Zhongjing’s Treatise on Cold Damage and Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet. You can use the chapter titles to find out about the causes and treatments of the conditions you’re interested in. This book offers an accurate look at pathology, pharmacology, prescriptions, and treatments. Even people who know nothing about traditional Chinese medicine say it’s good. After 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Found a Zi Wei Astrology Book at a Street Stall and Became the Disciple of a Reclusive Medical Sage 地摊捡本紫微书，拜师隐世医圣 Warning! This novel is only suitable for readers interested in traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese divination. The material on medicine and divination is drawn from the classics and covers the Five Arts: mountain, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination. 1.8kReads7.0Score24014d adds
- 20 A Traditional Chinese Doctor Who Can't Deliver Takeout Isn't a Worthy Prefect 不会送外卖的中医不是好刺史 Guo Yuze, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who grew up in modern society, failed to protect the person he wanted to protect: Huo Ze. Huo Ze died in an accident caused by human interference. After avenging him, Guo Yuze transmigrated to the fictional era where Huo Ze lived, but Huo Ze had no memories of their life spent growing up and striving together. In this new life, Huo Ze is the Protector General of the Western Regions, while Guo Yuze is a governor sent on a suicide mission. In t 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Secrets of Shennongjia 神农架的秘密 Lu Jiuzhang, a dropout from a university of traditional Chinese medicine, was accused of causing a medical accident after using acupuncture to save someone's life. While gathering herbs in the Shennongjia mountains, he happened upon Xue Suwen, a recluse and inheritor of the “Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate,” who passed its essence on to him. The protagonist possesses both modern medical knowledge and the legacy of ancient secret arts. Through his growth and struggles in both Chinese and Weste 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After I Was Reported for Practicing Medicine Illegally 非法行医被举报之后 A novel that will help you truly understand traditional Chinese medicine, learn about it, and even study it! If you’re not interested in the story and want to get straight to learning, you can skip the first two volumes and start with the livestream content in Volume Three. Here is a brief introduction to the story. Lin Fan comes from three generations of doctors. But times have changed: Western medicine has risen while traditional Chinese medicine has gradually declined, even facing suppression 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Green Satchel Medical Text 青囊医书 When people look back on the past, they often sigh over missed opportunities and regret what they can no longer change. Little do they know that capable people can thrive anywhere. In the end, whether life goes well or badly depends on the person. Ge Rumo firmly believes this. Just as she clawed her way up from humble beginnings and was about to have it all, a promotion, a raise, fame, and fortune, she opened her eyes to find herself in a different body. But she isn't afraid. Watch as she carrie 1.2kReads8.2Score20114d adds
- 24 The Green Satchel Medical Text: A Divine Doctor in the City 青囊医书之都市医仙 In a materialistic society, people resort to any means to fight over their own interests. The book's rich knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is its greatest draw. What you see may not be the truth. People live behind masks, and only when those masks come off do you see how appalling things are beneath the glamorous surface. The person you trust most can hurt you the deepest. And those you look down on, or feel are beneath your company, may be the very people who help you the most. Human n 24.2kReads9.1Score3k14d adds
- 25 The Great Immortal Doctor 大仙医 A master alchemist is reborn in a modern Chinese medicine clinic, with extraordinary medical skills and incredible luck. Beautiful women come seeking his help, and romance is always in the air for this unassuming doctor. He rises from a poor young man to a legendary physician, living a wonderful life! 2.9kReads9.0Score39714d adds
- 26 The Healer Reigns Supreme 医者为王 One needle is worth a fortune, and a single prescription is impossible to find. With miraculous skill, he can shift the stars and turn fate itself, his divine needles reversing yin and yang. A humble young doctor from an ordinary family relies on his superb skills to make Death take another route and force illness to yield. Moving among the powerful and making his way through the city, this young doctor creates an urban legend, saving lives and working miracles. With miraculous hands, he brings 8.9kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 27 The Old Chinese Doctor of the City 都市老中医 This is the story of a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, a hard-core novel about traditional Chinese medicine. (Note: All the medical cases are real.) 2.6kReads9.1Score68114d adds
- 28 The Mad Daoist Xiaofan’s Journey to Enlightenment in the Mortal World 癫道小凡的人尘悟道之行 Author He Gui Gu Shan Xi poured their heart and soul into this work, blending historical sources and imagination. They build bridges between fact and fiction, and paint in the space between what is and what is not. They strive to restore historical figures to their true character while drawing on personal experience to reimagine fictional characters in depth. The novel embraces the earnest pursuit of knowledge and the Dao, the benevolence of healing through medicine, the wisdom of feng shui, the 1Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 29 I Am the Heavenly Physician 我是天医 Ye Qingyun had a chance to stay on at the hospital, but someone pulled strings behind the scenes. Now he faces a string of problems: should he keep practicing medicine or give it up? Just then, the System arrived! 419Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 30 The Xiao Family Stage 萧家台子 In the war-torn years of the resistance against Japan, the Xiao clan of Jiangxi upheld a thousand-year tradition of Daoist medicine, answering the nation’s call with the heart of healers. The six sons left home, armed with silver needles as swords and herbs as armor, protecting their family’s medical legacy amid the smoke of war and the tides of change. From practicing medicine aboard a houseboat in Changsha to holding fast and embracing innovation amid the currents of history, three generations 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Feng Shui Clinic 风水医馆 Lin Feng, a brash young man with a formal education in traditional Chinese medicine, takes over his grandfather's “Feng Shui Clinic.” He's well-grounded in Chinese medicine and knows a little feng shui. He expects to spend his days guarding a run-down shop and barely scraping by, but to his surprise, his family's inherited “feng shui acupuncture” technique helps him make a name for himself. He reads feng shui and unblocks meridians, treating the body while changing people's fortunes. With Chines 825Reads—Score14614d adds
- 32 The Immortal's Path to Medicine 参仙医路 Liang Dakuan, a graduate of a college of traditional Chinese medicine, happens upon a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit in the Changbai Mountains by a twist of fate. This ginseng spirit is no ordinary treasure: it can detect ailments in the human body, pinpoint their causes, and quickly devise the most effective treatments based on ancient medical texts. Armed with this extraordinary boon, Liang Dakuan sets out on the path to becoming a great doctor who heals the world. From a small village in th 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Traditional Chinese Medicine Gravekeeper 中医守墓人 The rating has only just opened, and it will gradually rise, so feel free to enjoy! [A book that will help you rediscover Treatise on Cold Damage] [No System, no cheats] Young miracle doctor Jiang Chen runs the old clinic his grandfather left behind, using his peerless medical skills to take the Chinese and Western medical worlds by storm. The old-school doctors in the field look down on him for being young, while Western medical bigwigs mock Chinese medicine as useless. One difficult case after 5.4kReads6.6Score74314d adds
- 34 You're Almost a National Go Master, So Why Are You Still Going to College? 你都快成国手了怎么还来上大学 This book is the sequel to The Way of Medicine. My new book, From Village Doctor to Master of Chinese Medicine, is also being updated, and I strongly recommend that readers look it up. Chinese medicine has five levels: first, herbal remedies; second, decoctions; third, diagnosis and treatment; fourth, microscopic precision; and fifth, grandmaster. After graduating from university, most people only reach the level of decoctions. He had already mastered diagnosis and treatment before he even start 7.6kReads9.1Score94014d adds
- 35 They Tried to Make My Interview Difficult? I Know the Ancient Medical Canon by Heart! 面试为难我？我古医典倒背如流！ [The full-cast audio version is now available. Come give it a listen!] Also known as The Right Path of Medicine. A great doctor serves the times and saves the world. Only by being selfless and free of ego can the practice of medicine follow the right path! A country boy raised in the mountains of the great northwest has studied and trained hard since childhood, determined to become a renowned doctor known throughout the land. But the world beyond the mountains isn’t as simple as he imagined. Fac 23.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
- 36 The Classic Formula Slacker 经方摸鱼派 In a nutshell, this is all about practical cases. The opening introduces the origins and characteristics of the Classical Formula School of Traditional Chinese Medicine; everything after that is devoted to real-world practice. The story is secondary. Chen Yu, a country boy, has been plagued by illness since childhood. With nowhere left to turn for treatment, he reluctantly enrolls in a school of Chinese medicine in hopes of saving himself, but the knowledge taught by its academic school of thoug 779Reads7.1Score17914d adds
- 37 Fifty Years in the World of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医江湖五十年 For historical reasons, most people know little about traditional Chinese medicine, and some are even prejudiced against it. Yet firsthand medical experience is undoubtedly the best way to understand it. The author recounts his own journey studying medicine, as well as those of his master and grandmaster. In particular, he tells the story of his master, known as “A Heart Devoted to Medicine,” who began studying medicine at the age of eight and has now practiced for fifty years. The book offers r 6.6kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 38 My Divine Beast Is a Cat 我的神兽是一只猫 [Medical Immortal Master + Reborn + Divine Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas + Ruthless and Decisive + Urban High Martial Arts] Qin Xuan was a once-in-a-century genius of Medicine King Valley, able to infer much from little and blessed with extraordinary insight. In the woods... that cat, with one blue eye and one golden eye, possessed intelligence and a promise far beyond that of ordinary creatures. The cliff was deep, and Qin Xuan's body plunged rapidly downward. His senior brother 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Hilarious, In-Depth Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases 伤寒杂病论爆笑详解版 The Hilarious, In-Depth Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases is a medical classic interpretation that turns tradition on its head. With witty, humorous language, the book presents a fresh take on Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, breathing new life into this ancient text on traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully blending modern elements with ancient wisdom, the author uses entertaining stories and vivid examples to explain complex, dif 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Have a Thousand Years of Medical Wisdom, and You Call Me a Hospital's Deadweight? 我千年医道，你说我是医院废物？ Young doctor Fang Yan dreamed of a thousand years. In his dream, he and his family’s clinic traveled through the long river of history. He met the miracle doctor Bian Que, the Daoist physician Ge Hong, the Sage of Medicine Zhang Zhongjing, the Medicine King Sun Simiao, the Lesser Sage of Medicine Zhang Jingyue, the founder of the Fire Spirit School Zheng Qin’an… The clinic carried Fang Yan across all of history. In each era, he stayed awhile and met the most outstanding physicians of the time… H 20.1kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
- 41 The Art of Healing 医路精诚 The companion novel to this book, I Am a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, is complete. The new novel, From Village Doctor to Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is currently being updated. Interested readers are welcome to check it out. At a time when traditional Chinese medicine is in decline, hospitals bearing its name are treating patients with Western medicine. Wang Chen, an heir to the Shanghan school, simply cannot stand it: even for a common cold, a traditional Chinese medicine ho 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 42 An Ordinary Doctor Who Heals the World 济世凡医 Seeing color, hearing sound, and taking a pulse with three fingers: a traditional worldview gives rise to traditional medical principles. This story has no supernatural powers or tycoons throwing money around. It is simply a day-by-day account of an ordinary practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine on his path as a doctor, guided by the heartfelt wish to carry on the teachings of the sages. Throughout the long river of history, traditional medicine has protected generations of Chinese people 20.6kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
- 43 Back to the 1990s: My Unrestrained Life in the Countryside 重回九零，我在农村的肆意人生 Liu Zhijie, now in his forties, has lost everything and is saddled with hundreds of thousands in debt. He plans to take the little cash he has left and return to his village to retire, but then he suffers a cerebral thrombosis. Unwilling to keep suffering, he steels himself and decides to end it all. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in the 1990s, back when his family was still prosperous and his parents hadn't divorced. 886Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 44 The Acupuncturist's Strange Tales 针灸师的异闻录 The Clinical Adventures of an Acupuncturist and His Friends in the Mystical Arts: When acupuncture meets the mystical arts, and medical principles shed light on strange phenomena. A book that will make you see Chinese medicine anew, from the transmission of pathogenic qi to spirit-light divination and fire offerings, unveiling the invisible battlefield of life behind Chinese medicine. Perhaps one day, in the hands of a Chinese medicine practitioner, it can become a reference book for finding the 3.8kReads8.9Score75114d adds
- 45 The Fragrance of Medicine 药箱药香 Not long after his birth, Niu Niu dies in a devastating plague. His body decays and disappears, while another soul quietly transmigrates to the Han Dynasty. At that time, war rages across the land, people struggle to survive, corpses litter the fields, and a rampant plague claims the lives of Niu Niu’s parents. With their dying breaths, they tell him to seek out his great-uncle Zhang Zhongjing, the governor of Changsha and a practicing physician. Impressed by Niu Niu’s extraordinary talent and g 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Great Nation's Top Doctor 大国上医 Fang Lezhang, an outstanding modern doctor from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, wakes up one morning reborn in the 1990s as Fang Le, a medical student of that era. Suffering from tuberculosis, he has taken a leave of absence and is stuck at home, despised by everyone as a sickly consumptive. Fortunately, he has a kind and beautiful wife to care for him. Now that he's reborn in the 1990s, should he ride the wave of the times and become the richest man alive, or draw on his 17.3kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 47 The Genius Doctor 天才医生 Over 100 million clicks! A must-read urban web novel classic, Liu Xia Hui’s The Genius Doctor is now available in its entirety! A family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, a naturally powerful yang meridian, stunning beauties… Watch a young doctor use traditional Chinese medicine to reach the pinnacle of life! So what if you command billions in wealth and absolute power? I can command your life. Qin Luo comes from an ancient family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Born 25.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
- 48 The Last Traditional Chinese Doctor in China 华夏最后一个中医 Chen Qing is a young Chinese medicine practitioner just starting out. On his first day seeing patients, he discovers that he can actually hear his patients’ internal organs talking... Spleen: Brrr, it’s so cold. That fatty ate thirteen popsicles yesterday. I nearly froze to death. Lungs: Don’t get me started. He spent all night burping yesterday. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep. What a pain in the lungs. Liver: Stop complaining. He’s just a little greedy. It’s no big deal. Look at how he’s stayed 42.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
- 49 The Journey to Win Your Heart 撷君行 Time’s wheels roll ever onward into the mid-Tang era. On this land shrouded by evil spirits, the people suffer while no one comes to their aid. Only Sun A Shi, the Medicine King, leads his disciples in searching for the secret to driving the evil spirits away. Three couples among the Medicine King’s disciples, Jiang Ze and Jiegeng, Gancao and Guizhi, and Doukou and Didi, hold fast to their faith in battle and never give up in the face of hardship. Like dancers, they weave love and hate into a ma 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 When Doctors Get a Simulated Operating Room 当医生有了模拟手术室 Zhang Yi was on the verge of being fired by the hospital when he unexpectedly gained a “super cash-power”! Not only can he accurately pinpoint the source of a patient's illness, he can also perform surgery every day, and he's always the lead surgeon! From appendectomies to organ transplants! From ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery to pancreaticoduodenectomy; From replanting a severed index finger to embolizing intracranial aneurysms... Before long, Zhang Yi becomes the youngest all-around expert 23kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
