Wang Weiyi (physician)

Wang Weiyi was a chief physician at the Hanlin Academy, held the title of Chaosan Dafu (朝散大夫) and a post in the Department of the Palace (殿中省).

Replacing paper models with this three-dimensional apparatus was a great improvement in teaching and examination: the outside of the bronze statue was first covered with wax to seal the acupoints and water (or mercury) was poured inside the dummy.

[1] Wang also participated in the revision of a Han dynasty classic medical work, The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Eighty-One Difficult Issues.

In 1030,[1] he overlooked engraving of his treatise on stone tablets placed in a temple in Kaifeng (the capital of the empire, that time known as Bianjing, 汴京).

A 2014 film produced by CCTV6[c] and directed by Fang Junliang, Master of Needles (天下第一针), depicts Wang Weiyi's life, with actor Zhai Xiaoxing in the main role.

Woodcut from a 1443 ( Ming dynasty ) edition of Wang Weiyi's book.
A later bronze figure inspired by the Song dynasty original.