Telling the story of Chinese medicine to help promote Chinese culture to the world

Telling the story of Chinese medicine to help promote Chinese culture to the world

On April 20, at a press conference held by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SACM) to introduce the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the implementation of the project of promoting Chinese medicine culture and the work related to the construction of Chinese medicine culture, Wei Chunyu, deputy director of the Department of International Cooperation of the SACM, said that the SACM has been increasing its efforts in recent years to strengthen the In recent years, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been increasing its efforts to strengthen the top-level design and overall coordination of cultural promotion, and promote the "going out" of Chinese medicine culture.

As the original medical science of the Chinese nation, TCM is rooted in the philosophical wisdom and excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and integrates the essence of natural science and humanities of Chinese generations. In December 2021, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of "One Belt and One Road" jointly issued the "Development Plan for Promoting the High Quality Integration of Chinese Medicine into the Construction of "One Belt and One Road". In February 2023, the State Council issued the "Implementation Plan for the Major Project of Revitalizing the Development of Chinese Medicine", which clearly sets out the plan to enhance the international influence of Chinese medicine.

Wei Chunyu said that the next step will be to take the "Promote high-quality integration of Chinese medicine into the development plan of "One Belt and One Road" (2021-2025) as a grasp, relying on overseas centers of Chinese medicine, overseas Chinese cultural centers, overseas high-level medical institutions and other carriers, to organize a rich form of Chinese medicine cultural publicity activities, to promote the global To promote quality TCM resources and TCM services worldwide, strengthen international communication and create high-quality projects. Strengthen cooperation with mainstream media at home and abroad, support the filming of Chinese medicine film and television, use short videos, cartoons, books and other means to strengthen the scientific popularization of Chinese medicine knowledge for different groups in the international community, and create Chinese medicine foreign publicity products with popularity and fame. In-depth implementation of overseas Chinese medicine, "One Belt, One Road" acupuncture and moxibustion style line and other activities, through health consultation, exhibition, experience tasting and other highlights of the brand, continue to increase overseas people's understanding and recognition of the excellent Chinese culture, including Chinese medicine.