Photo taken on August 14, 2024 shows members of a delegation of sinologists, translators, and writers from home and abroad experience traditional Chinese medical massage when visiting the branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Song Weiguo)

In recent years, the Changji branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University has been committed to traditional Chinese medicine therapy for the treatment of internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, neurology and other diseases. While promoting TCM projects, the hospital continues to popularize TCM culture, and more and more people receive TCM treatment here. At the same time, excellent medical workers are being deployed to community hospitals to improve the quality of care available locally.

The members of the delegation also watched some TCM projects such as dragon fire moxibustion, fire-needle therapy, and fire dragon pot moxibustion, and everyone was amazed by the Chinese medicine.

In addition to TCM culture, what made the members surprised were farming culture and folk culture.

In the solar greenhouse of Xinjiang Agricultural Expo Park, the members couldn’t help recording the beautiful plants, such as phalaenopsis and lettuce, by their cell phones.

Photo shows members of a delegation of sinologists, translators, and writers from home and abroad experience traditional Chinese medical massage when visiting the branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Song Weiguo)

Ehsan Doostmohammadi, an Iranian translator, said that he saw a flourishing and energetic Xinjiang, prosperous agriculture, as well as beautiful scenery, and what he witnessed will help him a lot in translating related literary works. "In the future, we will translate more Chinese literary works, including those from Xinjiang, so as to help more international friends see Xinjiang from a more objective view," said Ehsan Doostmohammadi.

While visiting the Art Museum of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Jan Jakub Żywczok, a Polish Sinologist, and Liljana Arsovska, a Mexican translator, watched two performances of Chinese shadow puppetry. After that, they picked up the shadow puppets, and learned how to play with the performers.

Photo shows members of a delegation of sinologists, translators, and writers from home and abroad watch a Chinese shadow puppetry performance at the Art Museum of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Song Weiguo)

"This is my first time to Xinjiang, and I saw and read about Chinese shadow puppetry performance in film and television works and books in the past. I did not expect to have a first-hand performance, this performance looks simple, but it contains rich and profound traditional Chinese culture and the wisdom of the Chinese people. I feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture in Xinjiang," said Liljana Arsovska joyfully.

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