Objective: Describe a new technique for morphological identification of wild ginseng and criticize the falsity of "folk song" for identification before.Method: Make friends with ginseng farmers and businessmen, participate in the process of purchase and identification of wild ginseng and record the jargon of bargaining.Consult historical documents and follow the guide of medical plant ecology theory,discard the dross and select the essence after analyses and screening, thus make the origin version of "new method" to identify the wild ginseng.Result: Most Pure wild ginseng has root system characterized as rhizome in the shape of wick, hairy adventitious roots, herringbone body, short legs, brocade skin,deep ring-like grains, Dragon beard fibrous roots, pearl node, small and exquisite, sponge body, slight fragrant, sweet without other compounded tastes.Conclusion: The traits included in "folk song" are not quite general and unique, and there are even some mistakes in it, which makes it hard to identify the wild ginseng correctly.