Culture, Medicine, and Education

Author: Zheng Lanying
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Traditional Chinese medicine is the accumulation of thousands of years of culture and the essence of medical experience in China. It possesses an extraordinary charm and power in clinical practice and is deeply respected and beloved by the people. From a scientific perspective, our inheritance and development of it should be just the starting point, with no end. How far is it from modernization? The answer is naturally to keep pace with the times. The rapid development of modern science and technology, including modern medicine, is so swift that it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "ever-changing" and "leaping forward." It has provided many favorable opportunities and conditions for the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese medicine in China, but it also presents challenges and confusions that we must face squarely. Unfortunately, history tells us that we have clearly missed many opportunities for mutual learning, mutual supplementation, and mutual improvement. Should those who understand modern history not question themselves?