When you make a cup of herbal tea to draw away the heat in summer, try the popular Hong-Kong-style dessert Guilinggao or enjoy a taste of nutritious medicinal soup. These are both forms of TCM. Have you ever noticed that TCM appears in our daily life more than you realize and not merely as treatment when we are sick?
Now you are invited to explore the history of TCM, its concepts and uses. Ready? Follow the podcast and start your tour now.
Offcial Website:http://www.stcmm.org
Address: 1200 Cailun Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area (inside Shanghai University of TCM)
Telphone: 5132-2710, 5132-2712, 5132-2721
Tansport: Bus Daqiao Line 5 (through Nanpu Bridge) or Daqiao Line 6 (through Yangpu Bridge), Bus No. 609, Bus Xuchuan Line or Shengjiang Line, Metro Line 2 (get off at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Station) to transfer to Zhangnan Line or Zhangchuan Line
| A scene of the ancient Imperial Medical Institute with four bronze figures in it. Teachers are instructing students in acupuncture. |
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The original, bronze, acupuncture figure of an old woman cast in 1744. With 580 acupuncture points on its surface, it is displayed in the Acupuncture and Tuina Room on the second floor.It is the only one of its kind that has survived. |
| Displays showing fresh specimens of a variety of herbal medicines in the Specimen Hall of Chinese Herbal Medicine on the third floor. |
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Entrance to the herbal garden. |
| A glimpse inside the greenhouse. |
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