Traditional Chinese Medicine Experience

Cultural context

Traditional Chinese Medicine (中医) is a 2,000-year-old system built on balance — yin and yang, the five elements, and the flow of qi through the body’s meridians. It works through several time-honoured therapies: acupuncture (针灸) and moxibustion (艾灸) to unblock and warm the flow of qi, cupping (拔罐) to draw out stagnation, tuina massage (推拿) and bone-setting (正骨) to realign the body, and tailored herbal medicine (中药) to restore balance from within.

What you'll do

1. 0:00

   Introduction to TCM diagnosis: pulse and tongue reading.

2. 0:30

   See the main therapies explained — acupuncture (针灸), moxibustion (艾灸), cupping (拔罐) and tuina massage (推拿).

3. 1:00

   Blend a personalized herbal medicine (中药) tea to take home.

4. 1:30

   Learn simple acupressure points for everyday wellbeing.

Etiquette tips

• ✓This is a cultural introduction, not medical treatment.
• ✓Mention any allergies before blending herbs, and tell the practitioner if you are pregnant.

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