On March 17, residents participated in a herbal medicine identification game in the outpatient lobby of Changsha County People's Hospital (Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Xingsha Campus). That day marked the 97th Chinese Medicine Day. The hospital organized a cultural experience event on traditional Chinese medicine on the same day. The event featured a variety of cultural experiences on the site, including pulse diagnosis consultations, traditional Chinese medical therapies, health-promoting herbal teas, and health-enhancing exercises. It enabled residents to enjoy high-quality, free traditional Chinese medical services while also conveying the warmth and strength of traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

Chinese Medicine Day, which falls on March 17, commemorates a time-honored way of curing and caring for people's health. Originating from China, traditional Chinese medicine encompasses a completed set of therapy methods based on ancient Chinese people's wisdom, including acupuncture, herbal medicines, Tuina (a form of alternative medicine similar to a massage) and other therapies aimed at helping people get rid of disease and maintain good health.

On March 17, traditional Chinese medicine experts provided free medical consultations for residents in the outpatient lobby of Changsha County People's Hospital (Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Xingsha Campus). That day marked the 97th Chinese Medicine Day. The hospital organized a cultural experience event on traditional Chinese medicine on the same day. The event featured a variety of cultural experiences on the site, including pulse diagnosis consultations, traditional Chinese medical therapies, health-promoting herbal teas, and health-enhancing exercises. It enabled residents to enjoy high-quality, free traditional Chinese medical services while also conveying the warmth and strength of traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On March 17, residents experienced baduanjin (a traditional Chinese fitness exercise) under the guidance of medical staff in the outpatient lobby of Changsha County People's Hospital (Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Xingsha Campus). That day marked the 97th Chinese Medicine Day. The hospital organized a cultural experience event on traditional Chinese medicine on the same day. The event featured a variety of cultural experiences on the site, including pulse diagnosis consultations, traditional Chinese medical therapies, health-promoting herbal teas, and health-enhancing exercises. It enabled residents to enjoy high-quality, free traditional Chinese medical services while also conveying the warmth and strength of traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

On March 17, a resident experienced traditional Chinese medicine techniques at Changsha County People's Hospital (Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Xingsha Campus). That day marked the 97th Chinese Medicine Day. The hospital organized a cultural experience event on traditional Chinese medicine on the same day. The event featured a variety of cultural experiences on the site, including pulse diagnosis consultations, traditional Chinese medical therapies, health-promoting herbal teas, and health-enhancing exercises. It enabled residents to enjoy high-quality, free traditional Chinese medical services while also conveying the warmth and strength of traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo/Tian Chao, Hunan Daily)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunantoday