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Recently, at the on-site meeting of the innovative talent training project for the basic education stage of Shijingshan District held by Beijing Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch. Before the meeting, teachers and students of Beijing Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch showed school-based curriculum on TCM culture combined with language, calligraphy and other disciplines, as well as practical activities carried out in conjunction with TCM and the discipline of labor.

Course of labor and technology of Beijing Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch "Scented Bag Making".  Photo by reporter from 21dnn Yan Juan.

In the calligraphy class of Beijing Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch, the students studied the life and TCM in ancient times in the works such as “Baijiu Copybook”. In the labor class, the students sewed the sachet by hand and learned the mix of spices and the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine.

During the discussion, the District Education Commission and the Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch and the Aiyue Experimental Primary School combed and summarized the explorations made during the development of the project namely at the regional level and the school level and proposed the working mechanism for the project implementation. The further promotion of the project was put forward as well.  At the symposium, Zuo Xiaobing, deputy head of Shijingshan District Government, affirmed that the district education system promoted TCM culture among students and inherited excellent Chinese traditional culture from four aspects, namely concept innovation, various forms, talent cultivation, and practicality. He also put forward specific suggestions for continuing to implement the project in depth.

A school of the project shows the achievements of TCM entering into the schools. Photo by Liu Shengmin.

It is understood that in 2014, Shijingshan District, taking the TCM culture entering into schools as a carrier, identified 17 project schools and launched a TCM innovation talent training project. The project was carried out through the development of the school-based curriculum of TCM culture, the cultivation and identification of Chinese herbal medicines, and the practice of TCM disciplines in the project. The project explored new ways to inherit and promote excellent traditional culture and develop innovative talents among primary and secondary school students.

“TCM entering into schools has been carried out for four years in our school. This project has been integrated with our curriculum.” According to Qi Wei, Vice President of Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch, the program is integrated in the national, local and school-based curriculum of the school. They also created their own way for practice. In the process of the project, the primary school students can first learn Chinese herbal medicine by the courses combining science and art courses with national curriculum. The junior high school section is combined with the calligraphy class and the couplet culture course to let the students deeply understand the TCM. The middle school section allows children with special interests to be able to show themselves through theme elective courses. In the future, the school will rely on the TCM Research Institute, the TCM Ophthalmology Research Hospital and other resource units, so that students can seek practice in those units on the basis of their own research. They can also get guidance and help of professionals. This will promote students' practice and cognitive ability.

Written by: Geng Juan

Editor: Guo Yutong