30 Experts Awarded Title of TCM Master
The Second Traditional Chinese
Medicine Master Awarding Ceremony was held in Beijing on Thursday. Thirty
experts, including one who has passed away, won the title of traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) master at the ceremony, Shanghai-based news website
thepaper.cn reports.
In recent years, scandals and
false claims of self-proclaimed TCM masters like Zhang Wuben or Ma Yueling
have made many Chinese wary of traditional Chinese medicine and its practice.
Therefore, the Ministry of Human
Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), the National Health and Family
Planning Commission (NHFPC) and the State Administration of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (SATCM) decided to select outstanding TCM masters and hold
an awarding ceremony for them to promote authentic Chinese medicine and
medical practice.
The first group of 30 TCM masters
was awarded with the title in 2009.
According to NHFPC Deputy Director
and SATCM Director Wang Guoqiang, there were some differences in this year's
awarding ceremony from the first one.
First, the 30 entitled experts
came from 22 provinces or cities, eight provinces more than the last one.
Second, their average age is 80,
five years younger than that of the first awarding ceremony.
Third, their expertise also covers
a broader field.
Also, Professor Liu Minru from
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine became the first female
TCM master honored in this kind of ceremony.
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