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中医：中国送给世界最好的礼物

Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Best Gift China Sends to the World

近年来，中国女科学家屠呦呦获诺贝尔奖、美国游泳名将菲尔普斯热衷拔罐等事情，让中医又一次次展现在世界面前。如今，如果看到外国留学生来中国学习中医，或者在异国他乡看到中医受人欢迎，这些已不会让人感到奇怪。那么，中医的魅力究竟在哪里？国际朋友们对中医有哪些体会？本期“国际朋友说”走进北京贵宾楼饭店的玉兰厅，与中医学博士王春勇对话中医与世界的缘分。

In recent years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has constantly shown its value to the world. For instance, both Tu Youyou, the Chinese female scientist who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the renowned American former competitive swimmer, Michael Phelps, have showed interest in Cupping Therapy. Nowadays, Its glamour has long been spread into distant lands, and an increasing number of foreign students are coming to China to learn traditional Chinese medicine. Why indeed does traditional Chinese medicine attract the world, and how do most foreigners partake in it? Today at Yulan Suite in Grand Hotel Beijing, Dr. Wang Chunyong, an expert in traditional Chinese medicine, talked with our foreign guests about how TCM relates to the world.

主持人(Host)：吴星铎，中国（Wu Xingduo，China）

嘉宾(Guests)：苏莉，俄罗斯（Anastasia Sukhoretskaya,Russia）；吴求，孟加拉国（Shayer S. Utsho, Bangladesh）

特邀嘉宾(Special Guest)：王春勇（Wang Chunyong）(中医学博士，北医三院中医内科副主任医师，中华中医药学分会健康管理分会委员，世界中联痧疗罐疗专业常务理事。）(Doctor in traditional Chinese medicine, associate chief physician of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department at Peking University Third Hospital, member of China Association of Chinese Medicine, and executive member of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.)

最能代表中国的文化元素

苏莉：说起中医，我脑海中第一印象是按摩，我经常做中医按摩，我觉得这会让我特别放松，给我疲惫的身体充电。除此之外拔罐也很神奇。

吴求：谈到中医，浮现在我脑海中的首先是针灸，然后是推拿。我两三年前和一个中国的推拿师学过将近一个月，慢慢地体会到穴位、经脉的存在，这是我感到最神奇的地方。

王春勇：中医是最能代表中国的一个文化符号。根据中国外文局对外传播研究中心的一份中国国家形象全球调查报告，最能代表中国的文化元素排名前三的分别是：中医、武术、中餐，中医居首。

The Best Cultural Embodiment for China

Anastasia: The traditional Chinese massage first came to my mind when speaking of TCM. I go for a traditional Chinese massage frequently to refresh myself. Cupping therapy is another magical way to get relaxed.

Shayer: Acupuncture and traditional Chinese massage are the fi rst two things coming to my mind. I learned traditional massage from a Chinese massagist two or three years ago and have been deepening my comprehension towards the very existence of different acupoints and meridians of the body, which is truly a magical process for me.

Wang: Traditional Chinese medicine is the best cultural embodiment for China. According to a global report of China’s national image by Center for International Communication Studies, the top three cultural elements representing China are Traditional Chinese Medicine, martial arts, and Chinese food, in which traditional medicine ranks at the top.

神奇的中医

主持人：刚刚苏莉、吴求都谈到了针灸、按摩、拔罐，这些中医技法是建立在什么基础上的？……