What's the difference between "Yang", "Ji" and "Bing?
Chinese medicine revolves around the idea that disease is caused by internal and external factors, with the external as far-reaching as the generational.
Should we get more used to getting sick than being healthy?
Chinese medicine stresses prevention of disease rather than treating that which has already happened.
Chinese medicine is about observing the effect of an illness and the patient's personal experience, rather than the medical probing of pathogens.
Chinese medicine is helpful in detecting ailments not found in Western techniques.
Chinese medicine is about prevention rather than covering up symptoms.
Modern technology is helping us cope with disease, not cure it.
Chinese medicine teaches us to look after ourselves by preventing disease, rather than dealing with it when it arrives.
I am from Xinjiang but that doesn't mean I ride horses, it doesn't mean I eat qiegao, it also doesn't mean I am a thief or a terrorist. Listen to these young Xinjiang voices tell you what Xinjiang people are really like.
Even though we explain to others what Xinjiang is like, it is still hard to break down the image mainstream media creates of place like Urumqi. I can only do my best to tell you that Urumqi is not just grassland.
Stereotypes are dangerous, especially if they make up your entire understanding of something or someone. It is important to remember that everything and everyone is multifaceted. Just because one person does something a certain way doesn't mean everyone else does too.
Stereotypes of Xinjiang people don't only create confusion for the general population but also effect how Xinjiang people self-identify themselves.
How do we break down this ugly stereotype of Xinjiang? Both side need to openly communicate and work together to clear up misunderstandings. But where do we start? Start from yourself of course!
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A jolly German fellow tells us why he loves Shanghai so much. His whole life is in Shanghai, so he feels it's his second home.
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Our jolly host asks some of his Beijing friends how they feel about Shanghai foreigners. He also asks how someone can come to love a city they weren't born in.
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Our host continues to ask his Beijing friends why they think Beijing is better than Shanghai. Roz says that Beijing is better because the roads are easier to find.
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Our host, A Fu, asks Xiaobei what his ideal place to retire is. They also confront Jared in the Hall way about where his allegiances lie when it comes to the debate about which city is better, Beijing or Shanghai.
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A Fu finishes by asking a friend what they think about living in Shanghai. He says he can't stand the cold winter. We also meet A Fu's wife who explains that home is what is comfortable to you and where your parents are.
Kids meet people with different gender expressions and are asked to guess whether each person is an "uncle" or an "auntie."
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