Students from Zhejiang University's International School of Medicine learn about herbs at Yiwu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. [Photo/Tide News]

Graduate students from Zhejiang University's International School of Medicine visited Yiwu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Nov 11 for an immersive traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experience.

The students identified herbal decoction pieces, tasted herbal tea, and observed modern TCM diagnostic equipment. They also practiced baduanjin (a traditional Chinese fitness routine consisting of eight-section movements) and experienced TCM therapies such as tongue and pulse diagnosis and auricular acupressure.

A student learns how to weigh herbs. [Photo/Tide News]

The International School of Medicine aims to cultivate medical talents for countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. It is positioned to build an international, high-level, research-oriented institution of higher medical education and cultivate high-level medical talent with global competitiveness. The school currently has 777 students, including 324 international students from 61 countries.