Dr. Chen Lifu(1899-2002) honored the first anniversary in 1994 by presenting a work of calligraphy representing the center’s name.
In 1929, Dr. Chen, a prominent politician, convinced the government to withdraw the abolishment of Chinese medicine. Subsequently, the government founded the Institute of Chinese medicine in the capital, which was a crucial step for the continual presence of Chinese medicine in China.
Eastern Medicine Spreading By Adrienne Law, Daily Bruin February 27, 2008
"Eastern and Western medicine can be defined by a basic analogy, said Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, the director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine.
“Think of Western medicine as looking at the trees and Eastern medicine as looking at the forest, or a system,” Hui said. "Click for this article online
