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19/03/2020

Happy Spring Equinox!! We would like to share with you a few recommendations for this season of the year:

Exercises moderatelyTraditional exercises, such as Baduanjin, Taijiquan, are good to most people, since these exercises ...
19/03/2020

Exercises moderately

Traditional exercises, such as Baduanjin, Taijiquan, are good to most people, since these exercises have function of promoting Yang. Aerobic exercises, such as jogging and brisk walking are also good choice, for those people who are under good physical condition and always exercise regularly.

Keep mind in peace

As the old saying, “Sad in Spring and grieve in Autumn”（伤春悲秋）, some people might feel depression especially at spring, that everyone should pay more attention to regulate emotion. Keep mind in peace, no over sad nor joy, to avoid blood pressure elevating, menstrual disorders, haemorrhoids and hypersensitivity diseases which are happened frequently at this time.

Acupressure and self massageSpring Equinox is a special date that day and night are split equally in 24 hours, which mea...
19/03/2020

Acupressure and self massage

Spring Equinox is a special date that day and night are split equally in 24 hours, which means Yin and Yang are perfectly balance. To be complied with what happened in nature, people should both “supplying” and “releasing” to keep the body in Yin and Yang balance.

Besides food and herbs recommended above, acupressure is also good to keep healthy. The way to press acupoints is as below: take 3-5 minutes every day, using fingers press Fengchi（GB20）, Jianjing（GB21）and Fengshi（GB31）along gallbladder meridian, take another 3-5 minutes press Taichong（LR3）, Yuyao（EX-HN4）, and Taixi（KI3）.

What to Eat?During the Spring Equinox, it is better to choose seasonal food, such as chives, spinach, coriander, sprout,...
19/03/2020

What to Eat?

During the Spring Equinox, it is better to choose seasonal food, such as chives, spinach, coriander, sprout, leek, cherry and jujubes. These foods can help boost Yang Qi in body, which is complied with what happened in nature. What’s more, seasonal fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C and minerals, that can increase body metabolism.

What to Observe?Three phenomena of Spring EquinoxThere are three common phenomena we can observe in nature during Spring...
19/03/2020

What to Observe?

Three phenomena of Spring Equinox

There are three common phenomena we can observe in nature during Spring Equinox. They are swallows flying back to the north（一候玄鸟至）, spring thunder cracking the sky（二候雷乃发声）and lightning occurring frequently（三候始电）.

Spring Equinox, Chunfen(春分) in Chinese, is the 4th solar term, and signals the equal length of the day and night time. F...
19/03/2020

Spring Equinox, Chunfen(春分) in Chinese, is the 4th solar term, and signals the equal length of the day and night time. For this year, it starts from March 20th and ends at April 3rd. On the day of Spring Equinox, sun will be directly above the equator. After the equinox, sun moves northwards, resulting in longer daytime in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere gradually.

We're glad to say that 2 of our staff professors appears in the paper!
17/03/2020

We're glad to say that 2 of our staff professors appears in the paper!

Hello All!! We've been busy taking care of us and doing a lot of research about Chinese medicine and ! We want to share...
17/03/2020

Hello All!! We've been busy taking care of us and doing a lot of research about Chinese medicine and ! We want to share with you some of our latest work! If you're a TCM professional or you have interest in this info will be helpful!

17/03/2020

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Rain Water, Yushui (雨水) in Chinese, is the second solar term, and signals a gradually warmer climate with less snow and ...
18/02/2020

Rain Water, Yushui (雨水) in Chinese, is the second solar term, and signals a gradually warmer climate with less snow and more rain. It begins when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330 degrees, and for this year, it happens on February 19th and ends on March 5th. When passing the day of Rain Water, the weather can be unpredictable for a few days, which rains in one minute and shines in another. (picture1,2)

“Spring rain is as precious as oil”
Rain is the most important element for farming especially in Spring, which is crucial for the growth of crops. Therefore, there is a saying, “Spring rain is as precious as oil”（春雨贵如油）.

★What to observe
Three phenomena of Rain water
There are three phenomena we usually observe in phenology during rain water. They are otters start fishing, wild goose fly back to the north and plants prepare to sprout silently.
1.Otters start fishing(一候獭祭鱼) (picture 3)
After the rain water, fish comes back to life when the water warms up and otters begin to fish. It’s considered to be a sign of sacrificing fish to river that the otters throw fish on the shore and arranged in line for display.
2.Wild goose fly back to the north (二候候雁北) (picture 4)
After five days of rain water, the Yin and Yang of the heaven and earth begin to change, it is getting warmer in the south of China, the wild goose begin to fly back to the north.
3.Plants prepare to sprout silently (三候草木萌动)
In another five days, the Yin and Yang of the heaven and the earth meet each other, and there comes more water and vitality. The plants take the advantage of this and start to draw out buds. There is another saying to describe the way that rain water comes slowly, "moistening things silently"(润物细无声).

★What to eat
It’s good to take proper amount of sweet food to nourish spleen and decrease sour food to keep balance of liver during this period.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), spring relates to the organ of liver, which can be nourished by food with more sour taste and water of spring, while the spleen and stomach easy to be invaded by liver according to relationship of organs by five elements.
Therefore, it’s important to take sweet food, food easy to be digest like fruits, vegetables. Honey, Coix seed, Chinese yam、 Lily、Sugarane（甘蔗）、Radish（萝卜）、Bamboo shoots（春笋）are all good choices.

1.Honey (picture 5)
According to compendium of Materia Medica, honey has functions of "clearing heat, detoxifying and moistening dryness", which is a "magic medicine for health and longevity".A large cup of warm honey water every morning is good for dissolving "spring dryness".
2.Coix seed (picture 6)
According to TCM, Coix seed has the function of strengthening spleen and removing dampness.
3.Chrysanthemum honey tea (picture 7)
[Function]
Clear liver-heat and improve eyesight, moisten intestines and prevent constipation.
[Recipe]
Put a spoon of honey and 6-9 piece of chrysanthemum to a cup of hot water (250ml).
4.Coix seed & Chinese Yam porridge (picture 8)
Sun Simiao, a famous TCM doctor of Tang Dynasty mentioned that "porridge should be eaten in spring", which is good for spleen and stomach.
[Function]
Remove dampness, nourish spleen and kidney.
[Recipe]
Ingredients:
coix seed 30g, Chinese yam15g, cut into thin slices, japonica rice 200g , ice sugar.
Methods:
1.Wash coix seed, and soak it in cold water for 2 hours;
2.Cut Chinese yam into thin slices;
3.Clean japonica rice;
4.Put Chinese yam and japonica rice into the pot;
5.Add water and boil them in high heat first;
6.Skim off the froth, and boil them in low heat for another 30-40 minutes;
7.Put some ice sugar for seasoning.

★What to do
1.Dressing warmly (picture10)
The solar term Rain water has more wind, which is easy to come into our body because sweat gland pore is open for warm weather. Therefore, it is suggested to reduce clothes one by one instead of changing it too fast to keep our body warm.
There are several parts we need to pay more attention, they are back, abdomen and foot bottom. Warm back can prevent cold air from damaging Du meridian, the "sea of Yang vessels", to reduce the chance of cold. Warm abdomen can help prevent dyspepsia and cold diarrhea. Warm feet can keep our whole body warm.

2.Combing hair every day (picture 11)
Head is the center of all Yang meridians with important acupoints. In spring, the Yang becomes rising upward and outward. Combing hair can promot circulation of qi and blood, avoid stagnation. You can use your hands as comb to massage the whole head, 100 times per day in the morning or at night.

3.Massage the abdomen (picture 12,13)
Massage abdomen is good to promoting digestion, removing the dampness of spleen and stomach. Lying in the bed, take navel as the center, massage on the belly by turning the palm clockwise and anticlockwise for about 50 times respectively.
Besides above, as spring relates to organ liver that control the mood of anger and anxiety, people are easy to be irritated, especially for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease. Meditation, Qigong, Taichi and Yoga that can help to manage emotion are recommended.

Links
1.http://show.chinadaily.com.cn/pub/view/3fff1aab8529456398e5f9f6442c7448/htm
2.http://www.sohu.com/a/297455603_120066891
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4.https://www.jianshu.com/p/94538b67861c
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6.https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/__wpXex3-dkpv9TQki35bg
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9.https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oN2TZdGVdWP1g4KqqtRnUw

★The Spring Begins, Lichun (立春) in Chinese, is the first solar term in the 24 solar terms, and marks the coming of sprin...
03/02/2020

★The Spring Begins, Lichun (立春) in Chinese, is the first solar term in the 24 solar terms, and marks the coming of spring. The date for Lichun begins this year on February 4th and ends in February 19th .Like the Summer Begins, the Autumn Begins and the Winter Begins, it is also a solar term reflecting the changing of seasons and is a transitional solar term. Generally, from the Spring Begins, the weather becomes warm again and people will gradually smell the scents of early spring. （picture 1）

★Customs (picture2,3)
In ancient China, the administrators would set statues of cattle out on this day to remind people start farming again in the New Year. In many parts of China, people observe the custom of “biting the spring” on the first day of Spring Begins. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of turnips.

★What to eat
●Spring roll/Pancake (Chun juan/bing) （picture4）
In Northern China, people eat chun bing (春饼) at this day to celebrate the Spring Begins. While in Southern China, people eat spring rolls (春卷) instead.
●History
The spring pancake took its rise from the Jin dynasty and has prospered since the Tang dynasty. People celebrated the Spring Begins by eating spring pancakes wrapped around fresh vegetables and meat, which is called bite-the-spring (咬春). Bite-the-spring implies that people are praying for a good harvest year through eating the fresh vegetables and meat at the Spring Begins. In the Qing dynasty, spring pancakes became a fried pancake wrapped around a filling that included ham, chicken, pork, black dates, scallions, walnuts and sugar.
[Recipe]
The pancake wrapper
Ingredients:
A. 360g plain flour+ extra for dusting if necessary
B. 230ml hot water
C. 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (for brushing)
Instructions:
1. Put flour into a heat proof bowl. Pour in hot water. Stir with a pair of chopsticks or a fork until the flour turns into small lumps. When cool enough to handle, knead the mixture into a soft, smooth dough. Leave to rest for 30 mins at room temperature.
2. After resting period, knead the dough again on a work surface. Then cut it into four equal portions. Roll each portion into a cylinder then divide it into four pieces.
3. Flatten each piece (with the palm of your hand) into a small round disk. Brush the top of one disk with a little oil, then place another disk on top. With a rolling pin, roll these 2 disks into a 18cm / 7inch circle (Dust with flour to avoid sticking).
4. Heat up a frying pan on a medium high heat. Place the rolled dough into the pan. When you see air pockets appear, flip it over to cook the other side. Then, transfer the cooked pancake wrapper onto a plate. Repeat the procedure to cook the rest of the dough.

●Turnip (pictrue5)
[Function]
Clear excess static heat, remove heat toxins, clear digestive stagnation, remove accumulated phlegm, and stimulate body fluids.There is a wisdom in TCM saying that “eat turnip in winter, and ginger in summer, no need to see doctor any more”.

●Leek (picture6)
[Function]
Move qi and blood, disperse cold
In terms of TCM Leeks are known for their ability to regulate qi movement. They also help to expel cold and regulate blood circulation.

★What to do (picture7)
●Getting up early with the sun and taking “brisk walks”
In the Yellow Emperor’s Cannon (a classical Chinese medicine book) there is a statement which indicates that spring has a rising and ascending nature which we should utilize by “getting up early with the sun” and taking “brisk walks”. As the saying goes, “preserve yang in spring and summer, while preserve yin in autumn and winter”, Spring Begins is a turning point one should pay more attention to preserving yang qi, which is generated from the winter’s yin qi state.

●Manage our emotion to far away from anger
As we introduce, spring belongsto wood and liver, which relates to the emotion of Anger most. And it’s easy to be angry if the liver doesn’t works well. Thus, it’s important to remind us not to be control by anger and these kinds of emotion, like dissatisfaction and impatience, while nourish the liver.

●Keep in warm coat at the early spring
During Spring Begins, the temperature difference between day and night is large and the temperature in the morning is low. Due to the poor adaptability of the human body to the changeable wind direction in spring, and the gradual opening of the capillaries on the skin, people can easily catch cold when the weather suddenly turned cold. Therefore, it is the prone period of cold and respiratory diseases, and we should pay attention to keeping warm and preventing diseases. The winter clothing should not be taken off too early.

Links
1.Casanova, L. M., Jeon, S., Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., & Sobsey, M. D. (2010). Effects of air temperature and relative humidity on coronavirus survival on surfaces. Applied and environmental microbiology, 76(9), 2712–2717. doi:10.1128/AEM.02291-09
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3.Lowen, A. C., & Steel, J. (2014, April, 30). Roles of Humidity and Temperature in Shaping Influenza Seasonality. Journal of Virology. 88, (14), 7692–7695
4.NIH/National Institute of Child Health. (2008, April 1). Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures. ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 2, 2020 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080330203401.htm
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8.https://gbtimes.com/chinese-solar-terms-spring
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12.https://redhousespice.com/easy-chinese-tortilla/
13.https://www.eightelementswest.com/turnips-sweet-sour-veggies/
14.http://chinesenutrition.org/view_image.asp?pid=379
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🎉Spring Festival🎉Spring Festival (春节), also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in Chi...
24/01/2020

🎉Spring Festival🎉
Spring Festival (春节), also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long holiday. As the most colorful annual event, the traditional Spring Festival celebration lasts longer, up to two weeks, and the climax arrives around the Lunar New Year's Eve.

China during this period is dominated by iconic red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets and parades, and the festival even triggers exuberant celebrations across the globe. (Picture 1)

❓Why is it called Spring Festival?
The festival usually falls after the solar term, beginning of Spring (Lichun, 立春), hence the name, Spring Festival marks a new year on the lunar calendar,the celebration of the coming of spring, and desire for a new life as well. (Picture 2)

❓History and Tales
The Spring Festival originated during the Shang Dynasty (17th-11th century BC), which has more than 3800 Years’ history. (Picture 3)

It used to be a ceremony to honor ancestors and heavenly deities during the close and beginning of years. Deity worship is also carried out, but to a lesser degree than it did in China’ s past. This is now closer associated with holiday tradition than it is with actual religious practice. When China’s economy became heavily involved in agricultural production, the Spring Festival began to be celebrated for the incoming warm weather and planting of crops. (Picture 4)

‘Year’ has been called ‘Nian’ (年) in Chinese since the Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BC). The most popular tale linked to the celebration of the Spring Festival is about the nian (年) monster. According to Chinese legend, the nian was a beast that devoured animals and humans for every day of the year. After it was discovered that the nian monster could be driven away with the color red and loud noise, people decorated their houses in red, dressed in red clothes and played with firecrackers at the turn of the year to scare it off.

🔸2020-The Year of the Rat
In 2020 Chinese New Year festival falls on Jan. 25. It is the Year of the Rat according to the Chinese zodiac, which features a 12-year cycle with each year represented by a specific animal. People born in the Years of the Rat including 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008 will experience their Zodiac Year of Birth (year of their own, 本命年). (Picture 5&6)

🥢What to eat
The New Year's Eve dinner is called ‘reunion dinner’, and is believed to be the most important meal of the year. Though every region (even household) have different customs, there are some common dishes seen on every table. (Picture 7&8)

🍲Dumplings (Jiaozi) (Picture 9)
These are a staple of the Chinese New Year banquet. They are eaten during every special occasion, but are the most significant during Chinese New Year.
During New Year preparations, every member of the family participates and wraps dumplings together. There are too many different types of filling to count. Typically, they include Chinese cabbage, green onion, pork and shrimp (similar to spring rolls). (See Winter Solstice about how to make dumplings)
(Picture 10)
In Chinese, dumplings (jiăozi 饺子) sounds like ‘交子’(jiāo zĭ). ‘交’ (Jiāo) means ‘exchange’ and ‘子’ (zĭ) is the midnight hours. Put together, it is the exchange between the old and new year. All dumplings should be wrapped at this time. By eating dumplings, you are sending away the old and welcoming the new. Besides, the shape of the dumplings resembles the Chinese tael which was used as currency in ancient China, so it symbolizes good fortune. Some people will also put a coin in a random dumpling. Whoever eats it will have great luck that year.

🍲Rice Cake (Nian gao) (Picture 11)
Rice cake, or ‘New Year cake’, is called ‘nian gao’ in Chinese. The tradition of eating nian gao goes back 3,000 years. In ancient times, it were used only as offerings to the ancestors and gods. Gradually, it became a traditional dish during the Spring Festival. Now it is available every day of the year, but are still a special treat for the festival.
Nian gao has the same pronunciation as 高 (meaning tall/high). The Chinese word ‘nian gao’ correlates to the phrase ‘年年高升’ (nian nian gao sheng), which means ‘increasing prosperity year after year’.
These cakes come in both savory and sweet variations, and either made of sticky glutinous rice or yellow rice. Nian gao from northern regions and the south almost seem like entirely different things.
(Picture 12)

🍲Spring roll (Chun juan) (Picture 13)
Spring roll is a Cantonese dim sum dish that's named after the Spring Festival. The words ‘chun juan’ literally mean spring and roll. The golden color of the fried spring rolls represent gold bars - which, of course, symbolize wealth. Spring rolls can be filled with either vegetarian (mushrooms, cabbage, bean sprouts) or meat filling (ground meat, shrimp)

🍲Fish (Picture 14)
Fish is a traditional Chinese New Year dish on the Chinese New Year dinner menu. In Chinese, fish (yu 鱼) has the same pronunciation as 余, which means ‘surplus’ or ‘extra’. Therefore, fish dish in every Chinese New Year means ‘may each year bring prosperity’ (年年有余, nian nian you yu).
Steamed fish is one of the most famous Chinese New Year recipes. Families buy a whole fish, which symbolizes unity, and typically steam it with ginger and a light soy sauce. It's also important to leave leftovers for the next day, because this signifies that the prosperity will overflow.

📌What to do
(Picture 15)
➡️Time for Family Reunion
Like Christmas in Western countries, Chinese New Year is a time for families to be together. Wherever they are, people are expected to be home to celebrate the festival with their families.
➡️House spring-clean and holiday shopping
After half a month's busy time with a house spring-clean and holiday shopping, the festivities kick off on the New Year's Eve, and last 15 days, until the full moon arrives with the Lantern Festival.
➡️Staying up late on Chinese New Year's Eve
Like people waiting in New York Time Square to see the ball dropping, Chinese people have the custom of staying up late on Chinese New Year's Eve to welcome the new year's arrival. After reunion dinner, families normally sit together to watch the Spring Festival Gala, one of the most watched TV shows in China.

➡️Then, after a day of resting at home, people start to visit relatives from the second day of the New Year. The married couples go to visit the wife’s parents’ home on the second day. The following days will be spent in various relatives’ houses. For some extended families in rural areas, half a month is barely enough to visit everyone. People bring gifts to one another’s homes and give red envelopes to the kids. Nowadays, most people send WeChat red envelopes or short messages to acquaintances by phone. (Picture 16&17)
➡️Opening-door Firecrackers
People will fall over each other to set off firecrackers in the early morning of Chinese New Year's Day. Once they wake up, it is the first thing they do. People wish to welcome the good luck inside when they open their doors in the morning. Some companies will also set off opening-door firecrackers during the 6th to 8th of lunar January, when people return to work. (Picture 18)

Although there are many traditions and customs associated with Spring festival, some of them are dying out in modern time:

1. Worshiping the Kitchen God (Picture 19)
Legend has it that on December 23rd of lunar calendar, the Kitchen God will make a year-end report about each human’s good and evil deeds to the Jade Emperor of heaven. Toward evening, each family is anxious about their evil deeds exposed to the emperor, so they burn incense, set off firecrackers, and worship the god with ‘bribery’ like cakes, nuts, and dried fruits. Therefore, the Kitchen God will only report their good side. In fact, the enshrining activity is mainly for a smooth, wealthy, and healthy expectation for the future life. Nowadays, most people use gas stove and electric cooker instead of the traditional fire stove, so the tradition is disappearing.

2. No Sweeping and Dumping on the Lunar New Year's Day (Picture 20)
In the olden days, it was considered improper to make sweep, or dump rubbish on the first day of the festival, for it foreboded that all the good luck and fortune would be driven far away.

3. Offering Sacrifices to the God of Wealth (Picture 21)
Folklore has it that the fifth day of the Spring Festival is the God of Wealth’s birthday. People want the god to bestow their houses with good luck, so they prepare a big dinner at home to celebrate the god’s birthday. And the sacrifices ceremony, where the meal is offered to the God of Wealth, and left to go cold, so the god can take his fill, usually begins around midnight to 01:00 am on that day. (Picture 22)

❗️Reducing going out 减少外出
❗️Wearing a mask to prevent new coronavirus and flu！出门注意戴口罩！！😷😷😷
(Picture 23)

Links
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/chinese-new-year.htm
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/new-year/facts.htm
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/new-year/traditions.htm
https://publicholidays.cn/spring-festival/
https://www.google.com.hk/amp/s/www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/chinese-new-year-food.htm
https://chinesenewyear.net/food/
https://gbtimes.com/spring-festival-food-checklist
https://www.laweekly.com/eat-these-10-essential-chinese-new-year-dishes/

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The International Advanced Training Course (IATC) for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an international training program sponsored by the Chinese government’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

• The TCM-IATC is organized by China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS), with assistance from Center for East-West Medicine (CEWM) of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). CACMS is one of the most prominent TCM institutions in the world and UCLA CEWM is one of the first major world class health centers involved in the globalization of Chinese medicine outside of China. The aim of both institutions is to integrate the best of Chinese and western medicine to improve healthcare throughout the world.

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