With a 800 billion yuan market size and 1/5 of the doctor’s workforce, TCM is a force to be reckoned with in China. How did the field keeps reinventing itself and why does Chinese youth gets more attracted by it?
Featuring
- Martin Eriksson : TCM doctor
- ShaoYefan (邵叶凡) : TWOC - freelancer
- Wu Yanmin : Ori-Bio - Co-founder
To go further
- Middle Earth episode #82 Understanding China’s national park & scenic areas
- Bitter No More: How Young Chinese Became Obsessed With TCM, article by Shao Yefan
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