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Chinese Medicine Day marks ancient wisdom

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A pharmacist makes a prescription at a pharmacy in Shanghai, May 25, 2020. /CFP
A pharmacist makes a prescription at a pharmacy in Shanghai, May 25, 2020. /CFP

A pharmacist makes a prescription at a pharmacy in Shanghai, May 25, 2020. /CFP

A doctor gives a traditional Chinese medicine treatment to a patient at a hospital in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, April 12, 2022. /CFP
A doctor gives a traditional Chinese medicine treatment to a patient at a hospital in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, April 12, 2022. /CFP

A doctor gives a traditional Chinese medicine treatment to a patient at a hospital in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, April 12, 2022. /CFP

A woman receives traditional Chinese medicine treatment at a hospital in Beijing, July 16, 2022. /CFP
A woman receives traditional Chinese medicine treatment at a hospital in Beijing, July 16, 2022. /CFP

A woman receives traditional Chinese medicine treatment at a hospital in Beijing, July 16, 2022. /CFP

A woman receives Tuina treatment, a branch of traditional Chinese medicine, in Chongqing Municipality, December 1, 2022. /CFP
A woman receives Tuina treatment, a branch of traditional Chinese medicine, in Chongqing Municipality, December 1, 2022. /CFP

A woman receives Tuina treatment, a branch of traditional Chinese medicine, in Chongqing Municipality, December 1, 2022. /CFP

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.

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