Distinguishedprofessorsanddearfriends,Goodafternoon!
　　Fortyyearsago,Chinaembarkedontheboatofreformingandopening-uptotheout鄄sideworld,andweChinesepeoplebeganourvoyageof‘crossingtheriverbyfeelingforthestones’.Ithasbeenaprocessofdiscoveringthroughexploration,tappingtheuncertaintiesandbreakingtheboundaries.Byfeelingforthestones,wehaveovercomesetbacksandfrustra鄄tionsandreapedfruits.Andatthismoment,Ican’thelpthinkingofthedevelopmentpathofTCM———theTraditionalChineseMedicine.Wearealsoonthewayoffeelingforthestones.
　　Homeandabroad,Chinesemedicinehasgonethroughupsanddowns,inwhichTCMhasreceivedrecognitionandadmiration,butitalsoexperiencedquestioningandopposition.CoupledwithChina’sreformandopening-up,Chinesemedicinehasalwaysbeenapro鄄cessoftwistsandturns,andawayofcrossingtheriverbyfeelingforthestones.Asluckwouldhaveit,onthiswayweseesomanypeoplewithcourageandpassion.HaveyouheardofTuYouyou?Tu’steam reviewedover2,000prescriptions,studiedmorethan200traditionalherbs，failed380times,andfi鄄nally,theysucceededingettingtheartemisininwhichsavedmillionsofpeople’slives.TuYouyouisnotalone.ManyandmanyothermedicalworkersofChinaarethestones,con鄄tributingtotheprogressofTCMcause.IhaveafriendLing-LingwhoisfromatraditionalChinesemedicalfamily,andnowsheisstudyinginauniversityofTCM.Ling-Ling’sdreamistopassonthehealingartofTCMwiththesupportofmoderntechniques.Andmyself,astudentstudyingmodernwesternmedicine,IhaveadeepadmirationforthetraditionalChinesemedicine.Sixyearsfromnow,whenIgraduatefrom university,e鄄quippedwithmodernwesternknowledgeandexpertise,chancesarethatIwillbecomeaphysicianofWestern-and-ChineseMedicine.Ling-LingandI,canIsay,arejusttwolittlestonesofChineseTCM?TCM’sroadextendsinfrontofus.Onthisroad,countlessstones,TuYouyouandherteam,Ling-LingandI,amongmanyothers,wewillneverwaverinourdeterminationtoforgeahead,resolvedandcommitted.Perhapssomedayinthefuture,Ling-LingandIcouldjoinourhandsinfightingEbola,AIDS,andcancer,lendingourhelpinghandtopromotingthewell-beingoftheentirehumanrace.Thankyouandthankyousomuch!