On May 26, the 2023 Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Festival was celebrated at the Cultural Square of Yaowang Mountain Scenic Spot in Tongchuan. The event serves an a significant platform for Tongchuan to showcase the recent accomplishments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) development, pool wisdom to foster TCM exchanges and cooperation, and focus on boosting the high-quality development of the industry. More than 300 well-known pharmaceutical companies, such as China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. (Sinopharm), Beijing TRT Group, Yiling Pharmaceutical, Buchang Pharmaceuticals, and Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, were attracted to exhibit over 9,000 products at the event.
Tongchuan, the hometown of Sun Simiao, who was a great medical scientist of China in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is rich in traditional Chinese medicine resources and a profound cultural heritage. Over the past few years, it has actively promoted a new development pattern that integrates TCM R&D, herb cultivation, processing, distribution, culture, and services. To date, Tongchuan has planted 300,000 mu (20,000 hectares) of herbs and 71 TCM-related enterprises, with an output value of RMB 8.273 billion. Scutellaria baicalensis in Yaozhou and Codonopsis pilosula in Yizhou have been certified as national geographical indication products. Five characteristic TCM products, namely Codonopsis pilosula, Scutellaria baicalensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Forsythia suspense and Balsamiferou blumea herbs, have been marketed as trademarks. In addition, it has established Yijun Modern TCM Big Health Industrial Park, Tongchuan High-tech Zone Biomedical Industry Cluster, and other parks. The city has vigorously advanced the integrated development of TCM and health tourism industries, striving to build itself into a TCM healthcare and tourism city.
The festival, which runs from May 26-30, also features events such as the Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine International Forum, the Shaanxi Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Promotion Conference, and the 2023 Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Healthcare Expo. It aims to advance the culture and heritage of TCM and its innovative development.
2023 Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Festival opens
Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine International Forum
2023 Sun Simiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Healthcare Expo
Exhibition of TCM materials
Exhibition of TCM healthcare products
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