Breaking Away

The check-in area showcases various traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) and classic prescriptions, while the interactive experience area demonstrates traditional TCM techniques. Recently, the White Pagoda Temple Pharmacy on Fuchengmen Nei Street has been refreshed, breaking away from the conventional pharmacy format to become a "fun pharmacy" where customers can experience TCM culture up close. Additionally, by hosting diverse TCM educational activities in the pharmacy at irregular intervals, it has adopted a pharmacy + "museum-like" model. "This is an innovative new attempt," said a spokesperson for Beijing White Pagoda Temple Pharmacy. Creating a "Museum-like" Traditional Chinese Medicine Space The White Pagoda Temple Pharmacy, established in 1872, has a 152-year history, originally known as Qi Hui Tang and Da He Tang. The pharmacy has undergone several renovations throughout its history. In 1953, Qi Hui Tang and Da He Tang pharmacies were nationalized and became the Second Branch of the Beijing Corporation of China Pharmaceutical Company. At the end of the 1970s, the "State-Owned Second Branch" and the Xicheng District Herbal Medicine Company built a five-story building on the original site, which reopened in 1980 as the White Pagoda Temple Pharmacy. In 2013, to align with the renovation of the Fuju Scenic Cultural…