A tourist experiences moxibustion treatment at the Expo Park in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), one of the world's oldest forms of medicine with different practices including acupuncture, bee-sting therapy, cupping, moxibustion, scrapping, tuinaing, tui na (Chinese therapeutic massage), still prevails in the modern society after thousands of years of evolution, during which generations have restored and maintained health depending on it.

A total of 45 international standards for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were issued by the ISO/TC249, a technical committee within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), in November last year.

A doctor practices acupuncture at a clinic in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua)

 

A doctor provides tui na treatment for a patient at a hospital of the Tongrentang, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine maker, in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

 

A patient receives moxibustion treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Gaoqing County, east China's Shandong Province.(Xinhua/Zhang Weitang)