In the United States we may know March 17 as a celebration of Irish heritage, but it's also a significant day in Chinese cultural history. Back in February 1929, the China Central Health Department, run by people who had zero knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from the Nationalist government at that time, held a conference in then-capital Nanjing. Yu Nan, who had studied only Western medicine in Japan, proposed that traditional Chinese medicine (referred to as "old medicine") be abolished. The plan included registering all TCM physicians, demanding that they obtain alternate training in Western medicine and terminating licenses in 10 years.
Today in History: Chinese Medicine Day
Today in History: Chinese Medicine Day
Today in History: Chinese Medicine Day
In the United States we may know March 17 as a celebration of Irish heritage, but it's also a significant day in Chinese cultural history. Back in February 1929, the China Central Health Department, run by people who had zero knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from the Nationalist government at that time, held a conference in then-capital Nanjing. Yu Nan, who had studied only Western medicine in Japan, proposed that traditional Chinese medicine (referred to as "old medicine") be abolished. The plan included registering all TCM physicians, demanding that they obtain alternate training in Western medicine and terminating licenses in 10 years.