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Sipping hot water, boiling apples, wearing slippers at home …

Young Americans are now going all-in on what the Internet calls #BecomingChinese. Some of them are taking it one step further. They are not just copying Chinese habits and filming Vlogs. They are flying across the Pacific and building their future around Chinese culture.

Acupuncture, massage, cupping therapy, herbal tea … These young Americans are turning to Traditional Chinese Medicine, not as a curiosity, but as a path. Let's take a look!

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