In the Xizang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Yantai City, there is a young and middle-aged key physician named Xue Fei. His outpatient clinic consistently ranks first in the entire hospital. His outpatient sessions usually last from 7:30 in the morning until 2 or 3 in the afternoon, with an average daily consultation volume exceeding 100 people, and the maximum reaching 193 people. His story is far more than just "busy". His growth path involves a cross-over transformation from traditional pediatrics to comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine, a deep exploration from classic theories to clinical practice, and a transmission practice from personal improvement to team mentoring.

In 2010, after graduating with a master's degree, Xue Fei joined Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and began working in the emergency pediatric department. After six years of frontline pediatric experience, he accumulated solid clinical skills. However, he was not satisfied with this. Xue Fei was well aware that traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound. Relying solely on existing experience and conventional diagnostic and treatment methods would not enable him to achieve a true breakthrough. He longed to broaden his horizons and reach a higher level. Besides daily study of classics and improvement of medical skills, he sought a more clinically applicable and more efficient path for traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment that could benefit the public. 
In 2016, Xue Fei was admitted to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine to pursue a doctoral degree, under the guidance of renowned Chinese medicine expert Wang Shuchuan. However, it was a "catch-up class" that truly changed his perspective on medicine. During his studies, he happened to attend a lecture given by Professor Huang Huang on "Da Chaihu Decoction". Professor Huang did not discuss organ differentiation or qi, blood, and yin-yang. Instead, he emphasized the "formula - disease - patient" thinking mode: for whom, use which formula. 
"'Could Li Kui's cold be the same as Lin Daiyu's cold?' This sentence deeply shocked me," Xue Fei recalled. "Although I had been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for six years and considered myself to have accumulated quite a lot of knowledge, that class made me feel that my entire being had been elevated. It was like receiving a precious gift and suddenly understanding everything!" I suddenly realized that traditional Chinese medicine is not just about 'diagnosis and treatment based on syndrome', but also about 'diagnosis and treatment based on the individual'. 
At that moment, not only did he find his own direction, but he also realized the immense value of the ancient prescriptions. Later, he tried to apply Huang Huangang's ideas to his colleagues and relatives around him, and the results were unexpectedly good. From then on, he became even more convinced: The ancient prescriptions are the path I must follow. 
So, while taking extra classes, buying books and shadowing doctors, he repeatedly practiced in the clinical setting, seeking to understand the principles and explore their implications, gradually creating new knowledge based on what he learned. This way, he gradually embarked on the path of passing on traditional prescriptions.

Xue Fei benefited greatly from the classic prescriptions and also developed the idea of sharing what he had learned with others, so that more people could benefit from it. 
His original intention was highly recognized and fully supported by the hospital. In 2018, Huang Huang's Traditional Formula Medicine Studio was established in Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2024, the hospital specially set up a TCM Classic Clinic and arranged Xue Fei to be on duty, further expanding the clinical influence of the formulas. In 2025, the hospital held the establishment ceremony of the grassroots famous TCM studio and the拜师 ceremony， further promoting the systematic and institutionalized inheritance of the formulas. 
With the support of the hospital platform, Xue Fei was able to focus entirely on delving into and promoting traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, allowing the seeds of these prescriptions to take root and spread widely both domestically at the grassroots level and overseas. He established traditional Chinese medicine prescription studios in Zibo, Zhifu, and Muping, etc., and utilized new media platforms such as Douyin and WeChat official accounts to interpret the classics in language that young people can understand, enabling the seeds of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions to take root and grow in the grassroots areas. 
Meanwhile, Xue Fei also spread the essence of traditional Chinese medicine culture to foreign countries. In 2025, Xue Fei was invited to Singapore for academic exchanges. In the special lecture on "Tongue Diagnosis and Application of Classic Prescriptions", he innovatively combined the profound theory of classic prescriptions with the intuitive practice of tongue diagnosis. Through vivid and lively clinical case analyses and straightforward theoretical explanations, he aroused strong resonance among local practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Besides the lecture, he also attended the offline roundtable meeting of Huang Huang's Classic Prescription Village (Singapore Village), where he held in-depth discussions with experts from institutions such as the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and facilitated the plan for Singaporean practitioners of classic prescriptions to follow-up in Yancheng and for both sides to make mutual visits, thus building a bridge for the international exchange of classic prescriptions. 
Over the years, Xue Fei has always adhered to a principle: under the condition that it does not affect his main job, he would use the time for shift changes and rest to go out and give lectures and conduct training. "If it weren't for the understanding, tolerance and support of the hospital, I wouldn't have been able to go this far," he said.

"Convenient, effective, easy to use. It is affordable for the common people and can be learned by grassroots doctors." This is exactly the original intention of Xue Fei, who has been promoting traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for ten years without interruption. 
As of now, Xue Fei has established three traditional Chinese medicine practice studios in Zibo, Muping and Zhifu, and has trained over 30 students. His teachings cover various grassroots units such as township health centers and community health service centers. Every month, he has to drive hundreds of kilometers to conduct teaching and lectures in different places, with an annual travel distance of about 30,000 to 40,000 kilometers. 
"I'm not there to treat (the trainees') illnesses, but to teach them how to do it," Xue Fei said. "I have always insisted on 'hand-holding' guidance. Examining the tongue, taking the pulse, prescribing the medicine, and conducting follow-up visits - I do all these with the trainees alongside me." 
Among his students, there are community doctors from Inner Mongolia, young students who graduated from vocational colleges, and grassroots cadres in their fifties who still persist in learning. Many of them have transformed from "not being able to diagnose" to "being able to diagnose", and from "following the doctor" to "prescribing independently". 
"An individual's power is limited. I have truly benefited from the classic prescriptions. Now, I want to help more people in the same profession learn to use these classic prescriptions and use them well. I hope that the flame of Huang Huang's classic prescriptions can spread far and wide, promoting and enhancing traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, and benefiting more people." Xue Fei said. 
A fifty-something director from Zibo High-tech Zone, after studying with Xue Fei for a year, saw his outpatient volume increase several times. "Previously, I might see only ten or twelve patients in an entire morning. Now, I can see fifty or sixty patients," he said with admiration. "What Xue Teacher taught me was not 'methods', but 'people'."

In Xue Fei's clinic, apart from prescribing medications, there is one thing he never neglects: communication. 
"As soon as the patient enters the room, I can tell what kind of personality this person has," Xue Fei said. "For introverted people, more encouragement is needed; for impatient ones, more comfort is necessary; for those who are depressed, gentle guidance is required. Sometimes, a comforting word is really very important." He believes that effectiveness is fundamental, but warmth is the bridge. 
As his fame grew, patients coming to see Xue Fei kept coming in a continuous stream. The number one slot was hard to get and had become the norm. However, human energy is limited. Facing the continuous stream of patients seeking treatment, Xue Fei rarely refused because he knew how difficult it was for patients to seek medical help - he had seen too many patients traveling from far away, covering hundreds of miles just to see a single specialist. Therefore, he always said, "The common people come all the way here, waiting for four or five hours. I can't bear to not treat them." He often worked overtime until one or two o'clock in the afternoon, missing the meal time was the norm; he would actively add appointments for patients from other places and reply to online inquiries during his free time, which was his daily routine. 
A patient from Shenyang had experienced stomach distension, acid reflux and belching for two years. He had visited local hospitals and even attended the free medical consultation organized by experts from Beijing, but the results were not satisfactory. Later, recommended by a relative in Yantai, he took a flight to seek treatment from Xue Fei. Through tongue diagnosis and physical constitution assessment, Xue Fei determined that the patient had a "half-summer and half-winter" constitution with "cold and heat confusion". After taking the prescribed medicine, the patient's symptoms were significantly relieved. 
There was also a woman who had failed in business and gone bankrupt. She suffered from persistent anxiety, insomnia, and low mood. She visited multiple hospitals for treatment but without any success. Xue Fei prescribed medication while patiently listening and gently guiding her. After taking the medicine twice, her symptoms improved significantly. Later, she specially wrote a letter of gratitude, saying that Xue Fei was "the one who saved her".

Xue Fei's story is the growth of a young doctor and the journey of a group of young doctors. Over a period of ten years, he has forged a path of inheritance from pediatrics to general medicine, from traditional methods to "formulas", and from individual efforts to teamwork. With his numerous outpatient clinics, prescriptions, and comforting words, he has warmed countless patients and kindled the hope of grassroots traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. As he said, "What I do may not be significant, but it is useful." 
On the fertile soil of Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, young and middle-aged backbone doctors like Xue Fei, who have ideals, beliefs, a passion for traditional Chinese medicine, and a determination to promote its development, are growing vigorously. They constantly learn from history while absorbing the strengths of others, and have gained a deep reputation among the people. Their stories are being passed on from patient to patient, from trainees to colleagues. And the prescriptions from the past are being passed down from one generation to the next, with continuous transmission and endless vitality - this is the most beautiful form of the new era of traditional Chinese medicine.