Bian Que, also named Qin Yueren from Renqiu in Hebei Province, was the most ancient of the physician from the historical period (c. 500 BC). He was reputed to be an excellent diagnostician, excelling in pulse taking and acupuncture therapy. He is ascribed the authorship of “Bian Que Neijing” (“Internal Classic of Bian Que”).

Han Dynasty physicians claimed to have studied his works, which have since been lost. One day Bian Que heard the prince of Guo state (in today’s Shaanxi Province) had died. He felt very sad and decided to go to the palace. He found his inner thighs were not yet very cold and diagnosed him as “fake death”. Under his care the prince has recovered fully. Thus Bian Que received the title “The doctor who brings back from the dead”.

From that day on Bian Que became a doctor at a level of a god. At the same time, the imperial doctor dispatched agents to kill Bian Que (at that time still named “Qin Yueren”) for fear of Bian Que’s high level of medicine. After his death and because of his abnormal skill of medicine, people have named him after the legendary doctor Bian Que.