A patient receives electrical acupuncture therapy at Chongqing Cancer Hospital in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. On the wall are images and instructions from famed ancient Chinese doctors, including Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Li Shizhen and Sun Simiao. (Photo/China Daily)
Through various forms of treatment, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, manipulation, massage, cupping, qigong and dietary therapy, traditional Chinese medicine balances yin and yang in patients' bodies to help them recover.
On July 1, China's first Law on Traditional Chinese Medicine was enacted. This is the first time that China has highlighted the important status of traditional Chinese medicine and put forward development plans and supportive measures from a legal aspect. The development of traditional Chinese medicine now has legal safeguards.
