[Medicine of Liao Dynasty]

The Taizhu Emperor of Liao Dynasty forced the popularization of medical knowledge by imitating that of the Tang Dynasty. After entering the Capital Bian, Taizong Emperor, seized the medical men of Jin to the North, while Jingzong Emperor treasured medicine. All the above had pushed the development of Liao's medicine in Northern China to its mature stage. Special administration institutions for medicine were established. Autopsy and anatomy were advocated. Therapeutic modalities were mainly TCM, traditional materia medica and acu-moxibustion. Zhilugu and Yeludilu were among the famous physicians. However, viewing from an overall standpoints, Liao medicin was rather backward. Due to its small territory, religious superstition and special humanities and geographical conditions, the development was rather limited.