Bei Zhang, Wei Xu

Bei Zhang

25 October, 2024

Forensic examination, Paratexts, The collection of wrongs, English translation of Chinese medicine.

Emphasizing on Chinese culture going out, it is necessary to publicize the excellent Chinese culture and establish a good image of China. General Secretary Xi mentioned that "Chinese medicine is the treasure of ancient Chinese science and the key to open the treasury of Chinese civilization", and that the history of forensic examination in China has a long history, and "The Washing away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-century China" by Song Ci of the Song Dynasty is a summary of the long-accumulated knowledge of pathology, anatomy and pharmacology in ancient China, and a summary of the knowledge and experience of the official criminal inspection and the experience of the official criminal inspection before the Song Dynasty. It is also a summary of the knowledge and experience of the official criminal inspection, and also the earliest and most systematic judicial inspection book that organically combines China's ancient jurisprudence and medical science; there is a large amount of paratextual information in the English translation of The Washing away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-century China, which conveys in detail The Washing away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-century China's unique scientific culture and forensic medical knowledge of ancient China. By analyzing the translation examples of medical terminology and testing methods, we explore the subtext-assisted translation strategy, and at the same time, we also reveal that the subtext strategy is of practical significance to forensic testing and the dissemination of ancient Chinese scientific culture.

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