杏林

1. • Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 hǎicāngqū in 2003)
2. • forest of apricot trees
3. • honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉 dǒngfèng, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)

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Character by character

• 杏(xìng)apricot
• 林(lín)surname Lin