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A mural of manthang, or Tibetan medicinal thangka, mainly signifies the meaning of Tibetan medicinal science. [Photo by Daqiong/For tasteallchina ]The Tibet autonomous region has been making progress in promoting healthcare, education, research and industry for Tibetan medicine in recent years, said the region's health commission on Friday.The region has been making efforts to build four "world-classes" for Tibetan medicine: a world-class research platform, a world-class university of Tibetan medicine, a world-class enterprise of Tibetan medicine, and a world-class healthcare center of Tibetan medicine, it said."As a shining pearl in China's medical treasure trove, Tibetan medicine formed into a unique medical system as the residents of the plateau fought against nature and diseases throughout history," said Kelsang Yudron, director of the commission."Tibetan medicine has been playing a vital role in ensuring medical services for the residents, and promoting high-quality social and economic development," she said.The central and the regional governments have been attaching great importance to the development of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine.Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Chinese traditional medicine has been elevated to a national strategic level, development tasks of Tibetan medicine have been clarified since the Seventh Central Symposium on Tibet Work in 2020, and…

On May, the much-anticipated exhibition "The Diverse Life of Song-Jin Dynasty Murals in Shanxi" opened at the Shanxi Museum. For the first time, this exhibition brings together 89 pieces (15 groups) of precious Song and Jin Dynasty murals and brick carvings from Shanxi, inviting us to delve into the unique allure of these historical artworks. The exhibition vividly showcases themes such as home, celebrations, family values, and wishes depicted in Song-Jin murals, transporting us back to the everyday life of that era. For instance, the mural tomb in Nanguan Village, Fanshi County, Shanxi Province, is a Jin Dynasty brick-carved mural tomb. The tomb murals reflect the traditional layout of Jin Dynasty burial customs in the Central Plains, featuring various treasures, male and female attendants, rockeries and birds, offerings of wealth, and guardian spirits, all illustrating the colorful imagination of the afterlife, striving to ensure a prosperous and stable future world. Murals, one of the oldest forms of Chinese painting. Often found on the walls and ceilings of halls, tombs, temples, and grottoes, these murals provide a glimpse into the social, religious, architectural, artistic, and folk developments over the past two thousand years. In addition to Shanxi’s rich murals, regions from…