Acupuncture to get heritage designation

jason

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BEIJING, Sep. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- China is seeking to list acupuncture, the needle therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as a UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage, said a senior health official.
Wu Gang, deputy director of the State TCM administration, made the remarks on Monday at a press conference to promote TCM at the grassroots level in China.
"The country, in fact, filed the application last year and is now waiting for the result," he said.
The status, once granted, will improve the awareness and popularity of acupuncture and TCM as a whole, across the world, said Shen Zhixiang, secretary-general of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies based in Beijing. The status also would encourage the protection of the time-honored medical science, Shen said.
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Jimmy

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That sounds like a very good distinction to have. I've heard very few, if any, negative things about acupuncture through the years. I think it needs to be more widely publicized like this.
 
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