How TCM travelled chuán bō · 中医如何走出去

TCM is practised today in more than 180 countries and regions, with tens of thousands of clinics outside China. Acupuncture arrived in Europe and North America well before the herbal tradition did, carried by diplomats, émigré practitioners and, later, by research interest.

The result is a patchwork: in one country acupuncture sits inside hospitals and insurance schemes, in another it is a spa service. That patchwork is why this knowledge base gives the tradition rather than a set of instructions — the local rules matter more than any general advice.