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China Daily | Updated: 2015-10-08 07:46
Item from Oct 8, 1994, in China Daily: Herbal medicines have become the economic pillar of Bozhou, Anhui province, which enjoys the reputation as the "Metropolis of Chinese medicine". A total of 3 million kilograms of herbal medicines in 2,000 varieties are traded on the city's medicine market. The annual business volume is as much as 2.5 million yuan.
Traditional Chinese medicine has been expanding its global presence, with more than 80 TCM cooperation agreements signed between China and other countries.
On Monday, China also clinched its first Nobel Prize in medicine, which many people consider to be a major step in worldwide recognition of TCM.
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