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Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou/Budapest, August 3- Question: A "Healthy Bridge" with People's Hearts Connected
Xinhua News Agency reporter
A wisp of medicinal fragrance, spanning ancient and modern times. As early as over 2000 years ago, traditional Chinese medicine spread to the world along the ancient Silk Road; During the ten years since the "the Belt and Road" initiative was launched, Chinese traditional medicine has continued to travel across the sea, building "healthy bridges" in the world and promoting exchanges and mutual learning among countries.
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Dida, a Turkmen international student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, conducted acupuncture treatment for patients under the guidance of teachers. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin
Mr. Fresnel Joseph, 78 years old, is a biology teacher in Hungary who suffers from hearing impairment. On that day, accompanied by his child, he arrived near the Hero Square in Budapest, the capital, and walked into the Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center established in cooperation between Hungary and Gansu. Chen Zhen, the person in charge of the Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, and Zhang Haifang, an overseas expert from Gansu, warmly welcomed Freigno.
After a period of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, Freiu was able to communicate with people normally without hearing aids. "Hungarian doctors told me that due to my advanced age, they are unable to help me," Freiu told Xinhua News Agency reporters. He searched around Hungary for medical help but was unsuccessful, and eventually found hope in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Ji Mingzhe, a Tajik student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Dida, a Turkmen student, communicated outside the ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin
Taking advantage of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, TCM has been going abroad and constantly using its strength to "circle powder". Since 2013, Gansu Province has established 16 overseas traditional Chinese medicine centers or colleges in 12 countries including Hungary, Belarus, and Thailand, continuously carrying out traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, free consultations, education and training, and treating approximately 80000 patients, expanding the "circle of friends" of traditional Chinese medicine overseas.
Zhang Haifang came to work at the Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Hungary in January this year and has currently received hundreds of patients locally. In just six months, Zhang Haifang had a firsthand experience of the influence of traditional Chinese medicine. She said that the Hungarian people have a high recognition of traditional Chinese medicine, calling it "too magical".
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Wang Xuejun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Professor of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that traditional Chinese medicine, with its unique views on life, health, disease, and prevention and treatment, fully embodies the spiritual core of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and is increasingly generating broad and strong international resonance.
On July 20, Zhang Haifang, an expert from Gansu, was doing acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for patients at the Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Budapest, Hungary. Shen Jizhong
At the Qihuang Thai Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Southeast Asia, about 90% of patients who come for treatment are Thai locals. Hu Yan, the head of Qihuang Thai Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, said that the popularity of traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand is inseparable from the medical habits of Chinese people. "Thai Chinese have long preserved traditional Chinese cultural customs, and traditional Chinese medicine has always been well-known among Thai Chinese and overseas Chinese. Many Chinese and overseas Chinese still insist on using traditional Chinese medicine as their preferred treatment and health care method."
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Hu Yan is a Thai Chinese who has been busy working on traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand for many years. Under the agency of Huyan, the main products of many Chinese pharmaceutical enterprises were accepted by the Thai people. 90 kinds of traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations were registered in Thailand, and 350 kinds of granules of traditional Chinese medicine were approved by the government to enter Thailand.
"Thanks to Thailand's developed tourism industry, traditional Chinese medicine has been experienced and loved by tourists from other countries. I believe that traditional Chinese medicine and its health products have great potential for development in Thailand," she said.
On July 20th, at the Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Budapest, Hungary, the center leader Chen Zhen and Gansu dispatched expert Zhang Haifang discussed together. Shen Jizhong
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Traditional Chinese medicine showcases the image of China's interdependence between humans and plants, while conveying the wisdom and philosophical ideas of Eastern life to the world, and providing inspiration for helping to build a community of human health. This charm further drives "Chinese medicine enthusiasts" of different skin colors from around the world to come to China to learn Chinese medicine from afar.
In front of the antique desk at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a "foreign face" is holding traditional Chinese medicine books and ancient Chinese dictionaries, burying his head in reading. This 22-year-old boy, whose Chinese name is Ji Mingzhe, comes from Tajikistan and is a junior majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage.
In the practical class, he held a silver needle in his hand, stood beside the Chinese medicine teacher and carefully observed the acupuncture and moxibustion technique, and repeatedly tried to prick the needle on the props. "I didn't expect there to be so many acupoints in the human body, and the specifications of the silver needles used in different parts are also different. I'm really worried about confusion," he said with a smile.
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Dida, a Turkmen international student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, performed cupping therapy for the patient under the guidance of nurses in the affiliated hospital of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine provides educational opportunities for overseas medical students. Over the years, nearly 100 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students from 11 countries including Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Yemen, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Canada have studied here.
The Development Plan for Promoting the High Quality Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine into the Joint Construction of the "the Belt and Road" issued by China proposes that during the "14th Five Year Plan" period, China will cooperate with the countries jointly constructing the "the Belt and Road" to build 30 overseas centers of high-quality traditional Chinese medicine and provide high-quality traditional Chinese medicine services to the people of the countries jointly constructing the "the Belt and Road".
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On July 21st, a doctor was diagnosing a patient's pulse at the Qihuang Thai Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Hao
On July 20th, at the Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Budapest, Hungary, the head of the center, Chen Zhen, was palpating the pulse for patient Freiu Joseph. Shen Jizhong
A handful of herbs and a silver needle have protected the Chinese nation's reproduction in the long history, and also provided the world with a Chinese solution to deal with the disease when the COVID-19 epidemic was prevalent around the world.
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Traditional Chinese medicine decoctions represented by "Gansu Formula" have not only repeatedly assisted in epidemic prevention and control in various parts of China, but have also been transported to international anti epidemic frontlines such as Thailand and Belarus.
At the initial stage of the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Hungary, Chen Zhen still remembers the scene of the local Chinese medicine doctors "cooking large pots of traditional Chinese medicine" in Budapest.
"It is very forward-looking for Gansu to set up Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Hungary. After several years of tests of the COVID-19, this organization has played a great role in combating the COVID-19." Chen Zhen said that the Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center provides free soup and medicine to local people to enhance their immunity; In some restaurants in Budapest's Chinatown, Hungarians are provided with free "dehumidification and anti epidemic drinks" to help boost their immunity.
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In addition to Hungary, there are other European countries, even as far as the Middle East, where COVID-19 patients are received by Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Hungary. "Traditional Chinese medicine not only serves the people of the world, but also enhances friendship among the people of the world and promotes mutual understanding among the people," said Chen Zhen.
Dida, a Turkmen international student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, examined the eyes of patients during clinical practice. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin
Dida, a Turkmen international student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, conducted fire moxibustion treatment for patients during clinical practice. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin
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Ji Mingzhe, a Tajik student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, learned how to operate the DC ion machine under the guidance of his teacher. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin
Ji Mingzhe, a Tajik international student majoring in acupuncture and moxibustion and massage at Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, conducted DC iontophoresis for patients during clinical practice. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin
On July 27th, in S ã o Paulo, Brazil, Fang Fang, the head of the China Pakistan International Cooperation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and colleagues attended a video conference. Shen Jizhong
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