On November 28, over 20 Chinese Government Scholarship international students from 8 countries including the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine gathered at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan to embark on a journey to explore the ancient Shu civilization.
Stepping into the Sanxingdui Museum, cultural relics such as the uniquely shaped Bronze Sacred Tree, the mysterious and solemn Vertical-Eyed Mask, and the exquisitely crafted Bronze Ritual Vessels immediately caught the students' attention. Everyone listened carefully to the historical stories and cultural connotations behind each relic, stopping from time to time to gaze and whisper to each other, marveling at the wisdom and creativity of the ancient Shu ancestors.
In this dialogue across thousands of years of civilization, they not only gained an understanding of the profound heritage of the ancient Shu civilization but also deepened their understanding and recognition of Chinese culture. As an important part of the school's "Perception of China" series of activities, this trip to Sanxingdui is a vivid practice of the school's international talent training. It breaks the boundaries of traditional classrooms and builds a high-quality platform for international students to perceive China and understand Sichuan.
In the future, the School of International Education will continue to launch more immersive and interactive cultural practice activities to help international students become envoys of cross-cultural communication who know and are friendly to China. Let cultural exchanges become a friendship bond connecting young people from various countries and promote the in-depth and solid development of mutual learning of civilizations.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of TCM)
Abbreviated as CDUTCM, it is located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It is a university jointly built by the Ministry of Education, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the People's Government of Sichuan Province, a national "Double First-Class" construction university. It has been selected into the National High-Level University Discipline Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Plan Base, the Sichuan Provincial Higher Education Institutions "Double First-Class" Construction Gongga Plan, the first batch of National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Teaching and Training Demonstration Centers, the first batch of National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Practice Bases, the provincial-level Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Demonstration Base, and the provincial-level Demonstration University for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform. It is also one of the first batch of universities in China authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and one of the first batch of pilot units for clinical medicine (master's and doctoral) professional degree authorization. It has developed into a distinctive high-level university of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine as its core, supported and coordinated by related disciplines in medicine, health, and other fields.
The predecessor of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was Sichuan Guoxue Medical College, founded in 1936. In 1954, it was renamed Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Training School. In 1956, Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine College was established on the original site of Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Training School. In 1978, the university became one of the first batch of universities in China authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1985, it was designated as a key provincial-level university by the People's Government of Sichuan Province. In 1995, it was renamed "Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine". From June 2013 to June 2014, the university was selected into the Sichuan 2011 Plan twice. In August 2021, it was included in the first batch of Sichuan Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance Base List.
