Why is the icon of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China a snake?

The icons of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Health are snakes for the following reasons: The first aid symbol "snake winding stick" is a western medical symbol, which originated from ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, when a doctor in ancient Greece traveled around the world to treat people, he always held a cane with a snake in his hand. Therefore, the snake emblem has now become a global medical symbol.

In the past, the sign on the ambulance in China was the red cross, followed by the white cross. Because this logo will be confused with the International Red Cross, in order to avoid confusion, the logo on our national ambulance was changed to the international version of the snake emblem.

There are two medical symbol systems in the world: one is a double snake stick with wings as the theme; The other is about a snake wrapped around a stick. The double snake-winged staff originated from Hermes/macri's wand in Greek mythology. The staff of a single snake is the main symbol of Ashibis, the medical god in Roman mythology. Traditionally, people think that a snake's walking stick is an orthodox medical symbol.

Double snake sticks, the cross symbol of medical assistance, will exit the 120 emergency network. Instead, a blue snake stick runs through the star of life, meaning help. 120 First-line emergency personnel and ambulances will be completely changed, and new logos will be put on obvious parts, whether it is the ambulance body or the cold clothes, protocol clothes and spring and autumn clothes of emergency doctors and nurses.

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