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簡介intro：
《香港葫蘆賣乜藥》通過藥品的包裝，給我們展示一個奇趣的中藥世界─各種各樣的藥散、藥丸、藥膏、藥丹、藥茶、藥油，還有像「保濟丸」之類的神奇藥品，號稱能對治各種日常病痛。
本書輯錄了大量圖片，別有風味的藥品裝潢設計教人目不暇給；它鋪陳了各式中國成藥的包裝發展史之餘，還紀錄了十九世紀中葉以來中藥店滄桑變化。
作者吳文正多年來從藥廠、藥店，以及家居藥櫃之中，收集最具代表性的中藥包裝樣本，編纂成書，可謂一套視覺上的中藥百子櫃、一部平面設計式的藥典。
The packaging of Chinese patent medicine has seen the development of a strong and dynamic tradition that has yielded a vocabulary of basic forms. Of these, there are seven traditional basic forms, namely, Gao (plasters), Tan (pellets), Wan (pills), San (powder), Cha (tea), Yeow (oil) and Jiu (wine). These forms had a direct influence on the modes, materials, typefaces, patterns, and compositions used in packaging.
A Visual Journey Through Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Packaging is the consummation of Go's four years research on traditional Chinese medicine packaging through interviewing, collecting and studying with Chinese Medicine manufacturers and neighbouring folks since 1997.
Richly illustrated with graphical design motifs, this fascinating book documents the contemporary changes and development in the packaging of Chinese patent medicines and the retrospective changes in some Chinese medicine shops since the mid-19th century. The book merits a champion in Hong Kong Print Awards 2001 with high regard.
關於作者about the author：
吳文正，1967年生於香港，攝影記者，過去十一年來專注於時事和藝術攝影。
1989年於香港理工大學太古設計學院畢業後投身攝影工作，尤專長拍攝新聞專題、經濟和政治題材。
A photojournalist with a mission, Simon Go dedicates to documentary and fine-art photography over the last 11 years since he graduated from the School of Design of Polytechnic University in 1989. Go's acute sensibility to social and poverty issues in Hong Kong is strongly reflected in a number of documentary and art photography group exhibition projects.
Among those, 'Caged-people' photo exhibition (1995) featuring the plight of tenants living in cramped bedspace units, commonly called 'Cagehomes' ; and 'Poverty in Urban Poor' (1997). Both exhibitions were held at Hong Kong Arts Centre and have aroused local and overseas media reportage. 'Caged-people photo works had also been exhibited in the tour exhibitions of Contemporary Asian Art by the Anderson Gallery, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University in U.S.A.
Apart from a penetrating eye on social issues, Go has sentimental indulgence in collecting and preserving memorabilia and traditional packaging utensils in Hong Kong and Southern China. Chinese medicine packaging is among one of his varieties of collectibles and design culture research projects.
