In October 2009 we organized our 4th TCM Master Study Trip to the Shandong University of TCM and the Shandong TCM Hospital in Jinan.
In October 2008 we organized our third TCM Master Trip. This trip is especially interesting for people who want to know more about the Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lüe, two very important classic TCM texts. According to many great TCM masters one cannot practice successfully without having studied these important texts.
In the mornings of the second week we followed the professors in the clinic and in the afternoons we discusssed the cases of that day.
The participants who followed the whole program received a certificate from the Shandong University of TCM.
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Arrival at the hotel in Jinan. Note the red banner with welcome message.
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Confucius makes sure that everything goes to plan in the hotel :-)
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Welcome dinner. And the food is excellent!
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| Prof. dr. Wang Xinlu (president of the Shandong University of TCM) and prof. dr. Li Jie |
Prof. dr. Jiang Jianguo is teaching us the Shang Han Lun. Prof. dr. Jiang is a very energetic person who freely presents his knowledge. He was the primary student of the late famous prof. Li Ke Shao (Shand Han Lun expert). |
We were very lucky to have prof. dr. Wang Xinlu (president of the Shandong University of TCM) to teach us the Jun Gui Yao Lüe.
Here prof. Wang teaches us the real meaning of Ben Tun.
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| With prof. dr. Wang Zhonglin in his clinic. Prof. Wang can recite more than 1000 classical herbal formulas (ingredients, dosage, time period, etc.) and uses them in practice with very good results. |
The formulas are copied for us from the patient file.
We then distribute them among the group for discussion in the afternoon. |
Discussion of patients with prof. Wang.
Here he explains the formula and the modifications in detail.
This professor is a good example of how to use classical formulas for modern application.
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Here we are waiting in the hospital before we enter the room with patients.
Everybody was very interested to see what these foreigners where doing. |
One of the out-patient pharmacies. Patients hand over their recipe and receive the herbs prescribed by the doctor.
In the in-patient pharmacy they use modern technology to proces the herbs.
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| In the weekend we visisted the Red Leaves Valley. Here you can buy fresh fruit.
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Relax and enjoy. |
More people that relax and enjoy. |
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| Overview of a little village in the park. In the background you can see a pagoda. |
On our way to the Song Jiang Wushu school in Yun Cheng. |
Enterance of the Wushu school that houses 4000 students. This school is very famous because its students performed at the opening of the Beijing Olympics (Tajiquan, drums, people walking on the globe).
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Applaus from the students. It was a private demonstration for our group. Very special indeed!
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Well, those kids can do everything. |
And more dangerous things as well. |
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And we were not surprised that they could do this as well. |
Our group at the Wushu village. This is a great project were they restore the village of the 108 heroes (Outlaws of the Marsh). 72 of these heroes came from Shandong.
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| Wushu village. |
Singing for us the great deeds of the heroes. |
Still building more beautiful buildings.
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| Our final meeting: looking at some photos. |
An historic moment. The first and last Ph.D. student of prof. Wang Xinlu on both sides of prof. dr. Li Jie. Right side prof. dr. Wang Zhonglin, left side Ph.D. student Hanping.
Prof. dr. Wang Xinlu is now working as the governor of Shandong province. |
The TCM Master Study Trip 2008.
Nationalities: American, Spanish, Swiss, Dutch, Chinese. |
Below: the group of the second TCM Master Study Trip in 2007 in front of the entrance of the new Shandong University of TCM.
