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Main technical content: This document is based on clinical and literature research and aims to standardize the identification of children's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constitutions in Guangdong region. In the early stage, we combined literature reports, clinical practice experience, and expert consultations, while referring to psychological assessment methods to develop a TCM constitution identification scale for children in Guangdong region. Based on Guangdong region and radiating to the Greater Bay Area and Lingnan region, this scale aims to provide a more appropriate identification of TCM constitution types for children from early childhood to adolescence and guide daily constitution improvement. Compared with previous studies on TCM constitution classification for children, this document has the following features: 1. Based on our long-term clinical experience and retrospective analysis and compilation of Lingnan medical literature, combined with the Delphi expert consultation method, we identified seven common TCM constitution types in Guangdong children, including the Pinghe type, Qixi type, Yangxi type, Yinxu type, Tanshi type, Shire type, and Qiyu type. We also screened out the common core indicators of these seven constitutions. Drawing on the emphasis on visual diagnosis in TCM pediatrics, we mainly described them from aspects such as visual diagnosis and interview, and formulated the survey questionnaire in a way that is easy for the public to understand. 2. This document is suitable for the constitution identification of children in Guangdong region, aged from 2 to 14 years. The form of identification is through on-site interviews conducted by medical personnel with parents to assess children's constitutions. 3. This standard (constitution identification scale) has undergone scientific evaluation and demonstrated good reliability and validity, making it scientific and feasible.