China News Service, Hangzhou, February 11th: Title: A warm Spring Festival for Chinese medicine practitioners stationed in Belarus
Author Guo Tianqi
"My Belarusian colleagues in the same department and some local patients all know Chinese culture. They spent the Spring Festival with me, which made me feel very fulfilled and warm." The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital ) Ye Xin, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner stationed at the China-Belarus Traditional Chinese Medicine Center (hereinafter referred to as the "China-Belarus Traditional Chinese Medicine Center"), said in a telephone interview with a reporter from China News Service.
As the only Chinese medicine practitioner in the hospital stationed in Belarus, Ye Xin spent his second Spring Festival in Belarus in the company of colleagues and friends. This companionship made him feel the warmth from a foreign country and also allowed him to experience I feel that I am alone in a foreign land but not a stranger.
On February 10, Ye Xin (right) had dinner with Belarusian colleagues from the China-Belarus Traditional Chinese Medicine Center. (Photo provided by interviewee)
In August last year, Ye Xin received the Chinese medicine practitioner qualification certificate issued by the Ministry of Health of Belarus, becoming the first doctor stationed in an overseas Chinese medicine center to be approved for the official Chinese medicine practice qualification of the country where he is located. "After receiving the certificate, I can independently receive medical treatment at the China-Belarus Chinese Medicine Center, and I can also become a member of their hospital and participate in trade union activities. For example, I participated in the fun sports meeting held by the hospital a few days ago. It is through Through these activities, I feel more integrated with them," Ye Xin said.
"Integration" is one of Ye Xin's key words in Belarus in the past year. After long-term communication and getting along with each other, Ye Xin has established a deep friendship with colleagues in the department and local patients. Now that it is the Spring Festival, Ye Xin's Friends from foreign countries also brought warmth and blessings to this Chinese medicine practitioner who was alone in a foreign land.
"I often exchange Chinese culture with my colleagues in the department, and they also know the importance of the Spring Festival to the Chinese people. A few days ago, our hospital sent me supplies, which included Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, etc. My colleagues in the department and I posted them on In the clinic, the clinic now has more of a Spring Festival atmosphere. In the past two days, my colleagues also accompanied me to the Minsk Chinese Cultural Center to participate in dumpling-making and other activities." Ye Xin said.
On February 9, Ye Xin (middle) posted blessing words with friends in Minsk, Belarus. (Photo provided by interviewee)
As the first "certified" Chinese traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Belarus, Ye Xin not only used bone setting, acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicine methods to treat difficult and complicated diseases in outpatient clinics in the past year, but also conducted many free clinics and lectures in Minsk, teaching Local people and overseas Chinese used Baduanjin and Wuqinxi to keep fit, and he gained a wave of "die-hard fans".
In Ye Xin's opinion, his second Spring Festival in Belarus was rich, fulfilling and warm. He told reporters that in order to celebrate the Spring Festival, he applied for a five-day holiday from the hospital, and these five days had already been filled with various activities and invitations. "I participated in the Belarusian Chinese New Year Symphony Concert. This concert was performed by Belarusians and Chinese symphony music. I heard classics like "Ode to the Red Flag" at the scene, and I felt very cordial." Ye Xin said, " I like chess very much, so I also participated in the chess competition held by the Chinese Cultural Center in Minsk and competed with many international students and local people."
In addition, Ye Xin said that he had received many invitations to "dinner appointments" during the Spring Festival holiday: "On New Year's Eve, I had a New Year's Eve dinner at a friend's house. In addition, I also made an appointment with colleagues in the department to have Chinese food together. Now Several local friends invited me to have dinner with them.”
Ye Xin, who is alone in a foreign country, felt the warmth and blessings from many parties during the Spring Festival. In July this year, he will end his work at the China-Belarus Chinese Medicine Center and return to China. This warm Spring Festival in a foreign land will also stay with Ye Xin deeply. In Xin’s heart, it became an unforgettable memory of his time in Belarus. (over)