Reading the Beiji Qianjin Yaofang as a foundation for OCR, Japanese reading, translation, and clinical reasoning
The Qianjin Fang is known as a representative medical work associated with the Tang physician Sun Simiao. It is an important East Asian medical text covering formulas, disease presentations, health cultivation, and acupuncture. Wisdom Terra positions it as a starting point for preparing OCR of acupuncture classics.
The Beiji Qianjin Yaofang has an encyclopedic character, assembling knowledge needed in clinical practice. It became an important reference for later physicians checking specific disease presentations, formulas, acupuncture, and health cultivation. Wisdom Terra aims to support cross-searching not only by book title but also by disease name, formula name, acupuncture point, and descriptions of needling and moxibustion.
| Stage | Content | Publication Policy |
|---|---|---|
| OCR | Extract text from images to create a searchable draft. | Publish preparation status free of charge. |
| Japanese Reading Text | Create an intermediate text for reading and interpreting classical Chinese in Japanese. | Release selected samples. |
| Modern Japanese Translation | Produce a Japanese translation accessible to practitioners and beginners. | Release progressively with proofreading status indicated. |
| MLMN Annotations | Connect to layers concerning etiology, disease location, patterns, channels, formulas, and related subjects. | A candidate for a paid area. |
Rather than indiscriminately publishing the entire text, the free page presents the work's value, sources, preparation status, chapter organization, and entry points for search terms. It is designed as an accessible guide responding to searches such as “Qianjin Fang Japanese reading,” “Qianjin Fang modern Japanese translation,” “Qianjin Fang acupuncture,” and “Beiji Qianjin Yaofang OCR.”