Region boosts profile of ancient Tibetan healing

Doctors working in the Tibet autonomous region's traditional Tibetan medicine hospitals are feeling more confident about their careers thanks to the regional government's efforts to boost recognition of traditional healing practices.

The region plans to strengthen public health and its traditional Tibetan medical heritage, Qi Zhala, chairman of the regional government, said at the opening of the region's people's congress last week.

With a written history of more than 3,800 years and oral history of more than 10,000 years, traditional Tibetan medicine is considered an important component of traditional Chinese medicine.