Professor Dong Baoqiang (R, front) demonstrates cupping therapy for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

With the arrival of the new semester, a group of international students from the United States, Russia, Australia, Pakistan, El Salvador, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries have enrolled at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) physiotherapies such as cupping, acupuncture, moxibustion, and bone-setting treatments.

Professor Dong Baoqiang demonstrates acupuncture therapy for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Professor Dong Baoqiang (1st L, rear) demonstrates cupping therapy for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Professor Dong Baoqiang (R) demonstrates Gua Sha therapy for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Professor Dong Baoqiang (R, front) demonstrates moxibustion therapy for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Professor Dong Baoqiang (L, front) demonstrates bone-setting treatment for foreign students at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)■