He Nian Tang is a time-honored traditional Chinese medicine shop with a 600-year history. In 1405 (the 3rd year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty), Ding Henian, a Hui ethnic poet, renowned medical scientist and expert in health preservation, opened the He Nian Tang clinic and shop of traditional Chinese medicines, which was the first health-preservation-oriented shop, at Caishikou, Beijing. He Nian Tang was originally located at north of the Yixi Road, Tiemen Hutong, Caishikou Street, Xuanwu District, the western end of Luomashi Street, and opposite to Chengxiang Hutong. In December 2005, relevant department of China officially announced that He Nian Tang was a "Time-honored Health-Preservation Brand in Beijing, the First of the Type with a Long History" after a long-term serious verification, and awarded a tablet and a credential to He Nian Tang.

Based on health preservation, He Nian Tang gave full play to traditional Chinese medicines, and was highly valued by relatives of the emperor, celebrities, saints and common people in subsequent dynasties. All existing tablets of He Nian Tang have an uncommon origin. It is said that the tablet of "He Nian Tang(