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?On 22nd June, DDA were again invited by Ms. Michelle Sans of the Alliance for Global Education, a non-profit partnership of Arcadia University and Butler University’s study abroad colleges, to provide an activity to introduce aspects of Chinese culture to the latest group of American students taking part in the Alliance’s joint social and language programme with Fudan University.
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The students taking part in this programme are enrolled in an exclusive and intensive language programme and area studies course here in Shanghai, which requires the students to only speak in Chinese, with English language being prohibited to encourage greater Chinese language proficiency.
They also need to participate in a variety of cultural activities and other projects, designed to give them a better understanding of China, Chinese culture and society.
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DDA, again in cooperation with Dr Li Yong’s Conjoint Health Advisory Service,?
organized an interactive workshop introducing Traditional Chinese Medicine’s philosophy, treatment methodology, acupuncture and tuina massage.
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Dr. Li, a regular cooperator with DDA and partner in their joint TCM internship programme, introduced the group of 27 students and their teachers to TCM’s approach to health, diagnostics and treatment, in addition to its differences to western medicine’s approaches to illness; answered questions from the guests related to general overall health, in addition to their own health concerns and ailments; taught them some commonly used massage techniques and acupressure points to relieve a variety of disorders and conditions, as well as providing treatments to some of the guests.
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Thank you again to Dr. Li, Mr. Wang Ming Bo, Mr. Luo Ji Feng, as well as DDA assistants for all their help.
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The party of American students will take part in another Chinese tea and jade appreciation activity organized by DDA on 3rd August, also at the Chinese Jade Emporium and Culture Centre, near Century Park.
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