China News Service, Sydney, February 2, Title: Visiting the China-Australia Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine at Western Sydney University
China News Service reporter Gu Shihong
On February 2, the reporter walked into a three-story building on the Western Sydney University campus. What caught his eye was the "China-Australia Traditional Chinese Medicine Center" (hereinafter referred to as the center) plaque marked in Chinese and English at the entrance, and the "Wang," hanging in the corridor. "Smell, Ask, Cut" paintings and herbal medicine specimens. The bookcases in the office are filled with traditional Chinese medicine classics such as "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" as well as human acupoint models, while the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy is filled with a faint aroma of herbal medicine.
On February 2, local time, the reporter visited the "China-Australia Traditional Chinese Medicine Center" located on the campus of Western Sydney University. The picture shows the "Looking, Hearing, Asking, and Feeling" paintings hanging in the central corridor. Photo by China News Service reporter Gu Shihong
"The center aims to promote the spread of traditional Chinese medicine overseas to benefit the Australian people. It is also an important part of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement." Professor Zhu Xiaoshu, co-director of the center, said that Western Sydney University established an undergraduate major in traditional Chinese medicine in 1999. Gradually establish master's and undergraduate education in traditional Chinese medicine, and reach world-recognized levels in scientific research in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
Zhu Xiaoshu said that Western Sydney University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine have maintained a long-term and stable international cooperative relationship. This high-level cooperation has promoted the comprehensive development of Western Sydney University in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Professor Garbenny, President of Western Sydney University, won the Chinese Government Friendship Award in 2019 for his leadership in traditional Chinese medicine education, scientific research and clinical practice.
In the office of the center, Wang Kang, deputy chief physician from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, told reporters that last year the center held a large-scale traditional Chinese medicine themed exhibition called "Chinese Materia Medica" at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, which was well received by local people.
Wang Kang said that traditional Chinese medicine is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. The China-Australia Traditional Chinese Medicine Cooperation Project was established to promote and disseminate traditional Chinese medicine culture.
Talking about the cooperation between China and Australia after the establishment of the center, Zhu Xiaoshu said that after obtaining the practice certificate issued by the Australian official management agency (limited to scientific research and teaching), the TCM practitioners in the center have realized the possibility of Chinese visiting doctors to conduct clinical TCM in Australia. and breakthroughs in scientific research cooperation. The two parties have jointly trained Australian traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, as well as doctoral students and researchers with clinical research backgrounds in traditional Chinese and Western medicine. At the same time, we also discussed the efficacy and scientific evidence of traditional Chinese medicine in treating emergencies during pregnancy with Australian Western medicine professors, and jointly studied acupuncture first aid methods with Australian medical emergency experts.
"In the past 10 years since its establishment, the center has received positive reviews from industry insiders and the public in Australia, and has received a lot of public support for the center through fundraising activities organized by Western Sydney University." Zhu Xiaoshu said, Oncology Department, South Western Health Department, New South Wales The department also invited the center to design Baduanjin work-room exercises for its medical staff.
"In the future, there is broad space for cooperation between Australia and China in traditional Chinese medicine, which can expand the application and research of traditional Chinese medicine and increase the clinical research and practice of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, especially in chronic disease and rehabilitation treatment, as well as in areas such as drug development and achievement transformation." Zhu Xiao Sou said. (over)