[Life of Wan Quan and some of his anecdotes]

By investigating the literatures and medical arts written by Wan Quan so as to probing the formation and development of his medical art, this paper deals with the experience in Confucianism, clinical practice, his disciples and childrens. It points out that there are three essential conditions of Wan's academic basis, viz., achievements in Confucianism, family heritage and his own rich clinical experience.