On May 26th, SBS international students, who come from Germany, South Korea, Mongolia, and etc, are organized to experience the traditional Chinese medicine culture by International Exchange Department. It helps the foreign students to know about the Chinese traditional culture, especially about medicine.
The crew starts the trip with Shanghai Museum of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), which is located in Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine. It consists of Medical History Museum, Chinese Medicine Specimen Exhibition Hall, and University History Showroom. This museum, which exhibition area reaches 4000㎡， is found in December 2004. It advocates the Chinese Medicine, promotes the knowledge of Chinese Medicine, and reflects the track of Chinese Medicine from emerging to boom. It’s an epitome of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture. With the guide of museum staff, the students deeply feel the profound Chinese Medicine Culture.
（Tour of Chinese Medicine Museum）
（Feeling the pulse palpation on a mannequin）
Then, the crew heads for Baicao Garden. After closely observing the hundreds of herbs’ color, appearance, and living circumstance, they truly admire the great ancient physicians who bravely tasted and identified these herbs in the history. The students also join the game of “Finding Herbs” with the help of illustrations. It makes them to learn the herbs names and appearances easier.
In the afternoon, they leave for Fuxing Park, which is located in Luwan District. PhD. Yang Xiaocun teaches the international students 5 movements in Yijin Jing. The students are curious and impressed by the Traditional Chinese Culture. Yijin Jing is a physical healthy exercise that gets people refined themselves internally and externally. Also it has much fun.
（the students are practicing Yijin Jing）
The final part of the day is learning classical Chinese medicine knowledge and practicing them in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. PhD Cui Cheng systematically shares the classical Chinese medicine knowledge and practical experiences to the students. The most “Chinese” practical medicine “Xiangnang”, kind of Chinese medical herb sachet for disease prevention, plays the key role in the course. PhD Cui teaches the students how to make their own Xiangnang step by step. The students say they will take the Xiangnang back to their hometown as presents. By means of theories and practicing, the international students learn a lot about Chinese Medicine, and intuitively experience the traditional Chinese Culture with typical Chinese philosophy.
（Lecturing the Chinese Medicine Culture）
（Handmade “Xiangnang”）
This whole experience activity achieves a positive result. The foreign students are impressed by traditional Chinese culture and the profound Chinese medicine.
