Originally from Jiangdu, Jiangsu, he was born in Shanghai. He studied medicine in Xu Juquan since he was a child, and later opened a clinic to practice medicine. He was one of the famous doctors at that time, and was called "Bei Ding" (Dinggan in northern Shanghai, Xia in southern Shanghai). Academic research institutions can be traced back to Neijing, Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Jinyuan, and then to Ye, Xue,. They can learn from each other's strengths, choose their thinking, respect the present rather than the past, and are good at using drugs lightly in clinic. Be good at distinguishing high fever syndrome from wet fever, and be obedient and adverse; He is especially good at regulating the liver and stomach for internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases, and is good at syndrome differentiation and treatment.

Xia's modesty and eagerness to learn, especially medical ethics. Poor patients will get free treatment and medicine. Disciples who are doctors are often warned: "It is not difficult to read medical books, but it is difficult to cure diseases. Although it is difficult to treat diseases, it is even more difficult to diagnose them. The difficulty of diagnosis lies in syndrome differentiation. The most important thing is syndrome differentiation. If the syndrome is unclear, how to treat it? " "If the doctor is careless, he will miss something important, so he should be careful."

Xia is enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings. In the third year of Xuantong (19 1 1), he initiated the establishment of China Red Cross Shanghai Branch, and two years later, he established Shanghai Branch Hospital as the dean. Later, he was elected as the chairman of the Shanghai branch. He and Ding Ganren founded Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In his later years, he was elected as the president of Shanghai Chinese Medical College. Clinical medical records include the manuscript of Jiuzhishan Pavilion Collection. Son Bing Lin, following his career, is good at typhoid fever and illness, and has a medical name. He used to be the vice president of China Red Cross Shanghai Branch and the executive director of Shanghai Chinese Medicine Association. After liberation, he served as the director of Chinese medicine department of Shanghai First People's Hospital, presided over the establishment of Chinese medicine wards, and participated in the compilation of the Outline of Chinese Medicine Nursing.