In order to better benefit and serve the public with TCM, from May 15 to 21, Huguosi Hospital of TCM (affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine) carried out the activity of TCM culture publicity week. Hospital leaders attached great importance to the activity. They carefully studied the spirit of the activity, made overall arrangement, sent the strongest personnel to carry out the activity and carried out sufficient publicity and preparation in advance.

　　The publicity team placed display board about medicated and health care diet for chronic diseases in the outpatient hall so as to provide common health care knowledge to the patients, distributed health brochures and made on-site publicity and explanation to the patients.

　　Meanwhile, the Hospital made full use of TCM advantages to go into grass-root communities to publicize relevant knowledge on medical care, prevention and health care, rehabilitation guidance, and health education. On May 19, Hospital leaders personally braved the heat and led the team made up of experts from acupuncture, Internal Medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, ophthalmology, gynecology, and nursing departments to Yangcun Community, Yanchi Town of Mentougou District to carry out professional counseling activity with the aim of promoting people’s health with TCM service. On that day, diagnosis and treatment were conducted for over 70 person-times, blood sugar was tested for more than 50 person-times and blood pressure more than 50 person-times. The free consultation publicized knowledge on TCM constitution identification and health care among the public, and guided the people in rural area to lead regular life and diet so as to ensure “preventing disease in advance and preventing existing disease from getting serious”. The activity scene was crowded with people in heated atmosphere. Unanimously welcomed and praised by the local villagers, the activity of medical experts on-site diagnosis and treatment has put into practice the slogan of “TCM knowledge goes into rural areas to promote the health of people there”.

　　In addition, the Hospital also organized health auditorium activity to strengthen the public’s knowledge on application of traditional Chinese and western medicine. With regard to application of western medicine, the lecturing experts explained in detail the time requirements for taking different medicines, methods of taking medicine, and diet contraindication during medication. The lecture was rich in content; with regard to traditional Chinese medicine, the experts made in-depth introduction on pseudo-ginseng which is very well-known to the public, about its current application, medicinal characteristics, functions, usage and dosage and precautions. During the class, people actively asked questions and interacted with the teacher in very lively atmosphere, and the activity achieved very good results.