[Explanation] On October 9, the first Yangtze River Delta Youth Studies and Chinese Medicine Culture Forum and the 2021 Yangtze River Delta (Zhongjing) 3rd Chinese Medicine Nourishing and Health Festival opened in Shanghai's Putuo District, Meichuan Road Pedestrian Street Plaza.

At the scene, experts and scholars actively discussed the positive impact of Chinese medicine on campus on young people.

  In the "Outline of the Strategic Planning for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2016-2030)", it is clearly stated that the basic knowledge of Chinese medicine should be incorporated into the traditional culture and physiological hygiene courses of primary and secondary schools.

Hu Hongyi, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, chairman of the Yangtze River Delta Association of Chinese Medicine Associations, and chairman of the Shanghai Chinese Medicine Association, said at the meeting that planting a seed of Chinese medicine among students in primary and secondary schools is not only a cultural influence, but also a cultural influence. The important thing is to spread and show the wisdom and essence of Chinese medicine.

  [Concurrent] Hu Hongyi, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Chairman of the Yangtze River Delta Association of Chinese Medicine Associations, and President of the Shanghai Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  Traditional Chinese medicine is a kind of wisdom. We also look forward to these young people being able to infiltrate the culture of Chinese medicine from an early age, learn the way of thinking and thinking wisdom of Chinese people, and be able to give him (her) future work in all walks of life. (She) even more help.

  [Concurrent period] Sun Qiang, head of Minhang Jingcheng Middle School affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, revealed to reporters that the school’s sixth grade is fully popularizing special Chinese medicine courses.

In addition to teaching content, the school also incorporates related content of Chinese medicine in sports. In 2019, Hua Tuo's "Wu Qin Xi" was introduced to the campus.

  [Concurrent] Sun Qiang, Principal of Minhang Jingcheng Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  Combining with the creation of such a characteristic of Chinese medicine in our school, we have chosen the "Wu Qin Xi" as our second set of exercises to be added to our large classroom through repeated brewing.

Our (students) physical health has also been greatly improved, and we have been among the best in the entire region's institutional health sampling for 4 consecutive years.

  [Explanation] The first "Zhongjing Cup" Youth Traditional Chinese Medicine Cultural Knowledge Contest in the Yangtze River Delta was also carried out in the early stage of the launch of this Chinese Medicine Nourishing and Health Festival, which received enthusiastic responses.

At the opening ceremony, the winners of the juvenile Chinese medicine knowledge contest and short video were announced.

The award-winning students told reporters that they learned about the role of some herbal medicines through their studies in school.

  [Concurrent] Li Yexi, a student from Minhang Jingcheng Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  I can make medicine sachets at home and hang them in the house. Not only does it smell good, it is also good for the body.

  [Concurrent] Jiang Nuokai, student of Minhang Qiangwei Primary School Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  I taught my parents some edible Chinese medicine, and our family uses edible medicinal materials such as yam for food supplements.

  [Explanation] Ma Yun, general manager of Zhongjing Wanxi Pharmaceutical Marketing Company, said on the spot that Chinese medicine has encountered some difficulties in the process of dissemination. The terminology of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively obscure and difficult to understand.

Therefore, the speech activity of ""Through Explaining Classics in Three Minutes" "Exploring the Cultural Value of Traditional Chinese Medicine" should be born from time to time.

  [Concurrent] Jack Ma, General Manager of Zhongjing Wanxi Pharmaceutical Marketing Company

  Let everyone more easily accept some concepts and culture of Chinese medicine.

For example, we have short videos, music, reading books, picture books, and stories. In this way, more consumers can more easily accept the culture of Chinese medicine.

  [Explanation] A book donation ceremony was also set up at the event site to donate books to many primary and middle school libraries in the city, so that young people can feel the charm of Chinese medicine culture by reading Chinese medicine cultural knowledge readers, and better understand, inherit and transmit Chinese medicine culture .

In addition, the Yangtze River Delta Health Science Popularization Innovation Alliance Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Development Promotion Center was also inaugurated on the same day; the first Zhongjing Cup youth "Materia Medica" family medicated diet science popularization short video platform was officially launched.

  Reporter Xu Yin Kang Yuzhan reports from Shanghai

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]