Wang Hongshi (1919 - 1985), was born in Wuqing County, Hebei Province. Mr. Wang inherited his family's skills and mastered the art of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from his childhood. At the age of 15, he began to follow his father to treat patients. Later, he was admitted to Peking Medical College to study medicine systematically. In 1944, he graduated and studied with Kong Bohua, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing, and Qu Wenlou, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty. Through study with them, he was gained a great reputation for his excellent medical skills learned from masters.

In 1952, he founded Beijing Regional United Clinic and served as the Director. In 1956, he was recruited to Beijing Hospital of TCM, where he served as Chief Physician, Deputy Director of Internal Medicine, Deputy Director of Beijing Institute of TCM, Director of Committee of National Association of TCM, Director of Committee of Beijing Association of TCM, Director of Committee of Beijing Branch of Red Cross Society of China, Member of Committee of Ancient Books Arrangement Committee of TCM, and Consultant of Beijing Journal of TCM. In 1978, he was identified as the key inheritor of Beijing famous and old TCM academic experiences.

Mr. Wang, with his exquisite medical skills and profound knowledge, had always praised Zhang Zhongjing for his "Diligent Pursuit of Ancient Precepts and Extensive Use of Various Prescriptions" and did by following that. He proposed that the clinical and teaching requirements should be well-founded, emphasizing that diagnosis and treatment techniques must have skills, and should seek the ancient precepts and learn from its origins. He advocated the development of medicine, academic exchanges, and reform of dosage forms, insisting that one should not stand still and refuse to make progress. He had been engaged in clinical and teaching work for a long time and had accumulated a lot of valuable and unique experiences. Insisting on rigorous academic attitude, he imitated Zhang Shiwan to write the book A Guide to Medicine of Zhang and revised it for more than ten years. After repeated deliberation and summarization, he published a number of excellent papers, which were selected in the Selected Experiences of Old TCM in Beijing and other monographs. His inheritors in the hospital are Guo Shizi, Xu Xinguo, Yao Shuxiang, Wang Guowei and so on.