Chinese specialists gave a public lecture on health culture, disease prevention and healthy living at Burgas State University "Prof. Dr Asen Zlatarov".
The lecture was titled "Health culture through the eyes of a thousand-year-old Chinese tradition". The Bulgarian Hospital Association organised it, with the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, part of the Capital Medical University in China, as partner. The university in Burgas helped with the event.
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The speakers talked about attitudes to health and stressed prevention, personal responsibility and lasting healthy habits. They explained the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine and old ideas of harmony between people and their environment. The audience also saw practical demonstrations of traditional methods.
The guests paid special attention to prevention and better health literacy. These topics have an important place in modern medical education.
Official guests included Huang He, first secretary for science and technology at the Chinese embassy in Bulgaria, and Ning Yongpeng, second secretary for science and technology. The event gave people a chance for cultural and professional exchange, and they learned about historical approaches to protecting health.