TAG-Confucius Organizes A Lecture on Acupuncture

The lecture which witnessed to be very popular aimed to help people understand the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine through explaining what acupuncture is, the benefit of acupuncture in treating various diseases, and how it works

AMMAN -----June 24, 2013------ Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute (TAG-Confucius), the official testing center for China's HSK examinations (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) organized a lecture on Acupuncture featuring Dr. Haitham Abdul Kareem Asfour, Acupuncture specialist.

The lecture which witnessed to be very popular aimed to help people understand the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine through explaining what acupuncture is, the benefit of acupuncture in treating various diseases, and how it works.

Attendees had the opportunity to try Acupuncture and understand more this Chinese way of treating several diseases.

TAG-Confucius Training Officer Ms Randa Al- Yabroudi said:" This unique lecture is part of TAG-Confucius list of activities to introduce more about the Chinese culture and tradition. We are happy that attendees enjoyed this activity and we promise to have another lecture on the same subject based upon the request of people who are interested in Acupuncture."

The lecture was attended by TAG-Confucius Dean Mr. Zhang Chengyu and a host of students and interested individuals.

About TAG- Confucius

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute was established in September 2008 to promote the Chinese language and culture, in order to reach a better mutual Understanding between Arab and Chinese cultures. This is one-of-a-kind initiative based on the cooperation agreement between Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and the Confucius Institute in China. The Institute was named after Confucius, the world-renowned great thinker, educator and philosopher in Chinese history. Confucius' thoughts have influenced China and other areas in the world for nearly 2000 years.