The first Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion base in the United States was established in New York (Peoples Network)
Source: United States Jishang Federation at 2017-03-01 13:54:45
Peoples Daily Online, New York, June 12 (Reporter Li Xiaohong) The World Federation of Acupuncture held the award ceremony for the Inheritance Base for Acupuncture-Moxibustion of TCM WFAS NY U.S. on the 12th. The American Acupuncture Association and the New York Natural Acupuncture & Wellness became the eighth heritage base in the world.
Chinese medicine is one of the best carriers of Chinese culture, and it is also a starting point for improving China's soft power." At the ceremony, Xing Jijun, Science and Technology Counselor of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, said that in recent
years, there has been a new discipline in the field of life sciences. It is called "system biology", that is, modern medicine began to realize that the organism is a system, and the Chinese medicine practitioner knew that the human body is a system five thousand years ago, and advocated "the treatment is not sick." Today, acupuncture has been listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and has been recognized and used by 103 WHO Member States. Chinese medicine has been applied in 183 countries and regions around the world, providing Chinese prescriptions for global health.
The establishment of the base is a milestone in the inheritance of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion in the United States." Liu Baoyan, president of the World Federation of Acupuncture, said that the World Federation of Acupuncture, established in Beijing in 1987, has been committed to promoting the development of Chinese medicine acupuncture medicine and personnel training. Seven Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion bases have been established around the world, two of which are overseas, namely Toronto, Canada and Budapest, Hungary. This is the first US heritage base in New York.
The American Acupuncture Association, which was listed in the New York base, was established in the 1970s. President Hong Borong has done a lot of work for acupuncture legislation in the US states. Hong Borong said that although acupuncture has been legalized in most states of the United States, it is only a supplement and alternative therapy. In recent years, although the United States began to study acupuncture, most studies still remain on the confirmation of the efficacy of acupuncture, and more biased and misleading.
Therefore, there is still a long way to go before acupuncture enters the mainstream in insurance, education, and scientific research in the United States.
Chen Decheng, Dean of the Natural Acupuncture & Wellness of New York, said that under the guidance of the World Federation of Acupuncture, the New York Base will work together with American TCM colleagues to promote appropriate techniques for acupuncture and moxibustion of Chinese medicine, conduct academic information exchange, focus on New York, radiate the United States, and improve American TCM. The overall quality and technical level of the practitioners show the theoretical essence and magical clinical efficacy of TCM Acupuncture and Moxibustion to the American society, so that TCM acupuncture can be carried forward overseas.
Representatives of the US House of Representatives Meng Zhaowen, New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, New York City Councilman Gu Yaming and other local political and medical representatives attended the ceremony.
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