9月16日下午，华侨学院“侨见中国·经彩启航”国际新生“文化浸润项目”第二次活动“本草奇遇·身心体验”顺利举行。国际学生在文化导师及国际传播青年使者的陪同下，走进丰台区中医药博物馆，通过聆听讲解、互动体验、手作实践等方式，近距离感受中医药文化的独特魅力。

On the afternoon of September 16, the second session of the “Gateway to China · A Journey of Discovery” Cultural Immersion Program —“Herbal Encounter·A Mind-Body Experience”— was successfully held. International students, accompanied by cultural mentors and Youth Ambassadors for Global Communication, visited the Fengtai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Through guided tours, interactive experiences, and hands-on crafts, they explored the unique charm of TCM culture.

中医启程 · TCM Orientation

下午，同学们在华侨学院集合，首先进行了一场轻松的中医文化导入。文化导师用通俗易懂的英文介绍了中医“平衡”“气”“经络”等核心概念，并带领大家体验艾草锤。同学们两两一组，用艾草锤轻轻敲打肩颈，感受草本香气带来的放松。随后，大家观看了英文版中医短片，对即将开始的博物馆之旅充满期待。

In the afternoon, students gathered at the Overseas Chinese College for a light-hearted TCM orientation. The cultural mentor introduced core concepts such as “balance,” “Qi,” and “meridians” in simple English, and led a moxa hammer experience. Students tried to gently tap their shoulders and necks with moxa hammers, enjoying the relaxing herbal aroma. They then watched an English short film about TCM, building anticipation for the museum visit.

五感探秘 · Five Senses Experience

随后，同学们来到丰台区中医药博物馆。在六层居民健康生活厅，大家参观了餐厅、客厅、书房和卧室，并在书房体验了“五音疗疾”互动模块。宫、商、角、徵、羽五种音律与五脏相应，同学们闭眼聆听，感受音乐与身心的共鸣。

Students then arrived at the Fengtai Museum of TCM. On the sixth floor, they toured the Residential Health Living Hall, including the dining room, living room, study, and bedroom. In the study, they experienced the “Five-Tone Music Therapy” interactive module. The five notes — Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, and Yu — correspond to the five organs. Students closed their eyes and listened, feeling the resonance between music and body-mind.

走进五层博物馆主展陈区，大家依次参观先秦两汉、晋隋、唐朝、宋金元、明朝、清朝及近现代七个展厅。蒲黄榆社区卫生服务中心林琛主任用中文介绍，国际传播青年使者同步英文，将“药食同源”“四诊合参”“青蒿素”“针灸铜人”等中医药故事娓娓道来。同学们还品尝了预防感冒的中草药茶饮，并体验了经络仪检测，现场生成个人体质报告。

They then visited the main exhibition area on the fifth floor, touring seven halls in chronological order: Pre-Qin and Han, Jin and Sui, Tang, Song-Jin-Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Modern. Lin Chen, the director of Pu Huang Yu Community Health Service Center, gave an introduction in Chinese, while the Youth Ambassadors for Global Communication provided simultaneous English introduction, bringing to life stories of “medicine and food sharing the same origin,” “the four diagnostic methods,” “artemisinin,” and the “acupuncture bronze figure.” Students also tasted cold-prevention herbal tea and experienced meridian testing, receiving personal body constitution reports.

手作匠心 · Herbal Craft

最后，同学们来到四层功法厅，亲手制作中药果壳摇铃。在老师的指导下，大家依次完成穿果壳、起绳结、系蝶带、绘果壳等步骤。摇铃内装有肉桂和鸡血藤两味药材：肉桂辛甘大热，可补火助阳、散寒止痛；鸡血藤苦甘温，可活血补血、舒筋活络。轻摇果壳，草木清音泠泠，药香悠悠，同学们在动手实践中感受中医药“乐药同源”的智慧。

Finally, students went to the fourth-floor practice hall to make herbal shell rattles. Under the teacher’s guidance, they threaded the shell, tied knots, attached ribbons, and painted the shell. Inside the rattle were two herbs: cinnamon bark (warm and pungent, to warm the body and relieve pain) and millettia vine (to invigorate blood and relax muscles). Shaking the shell produced a gentle, woody sound, accompanied by a subtle herbal fragrance. Through hands-on practice, students experienced the TCM wisdom of “music and medicine sharing the same origin.”

共话收获 · Shared Insights

活动中，国际传播青年使者全程陪同，进行跨文化沟通，成为中外学生交流的桥梁。国际学生表示，这次活动让他们对中医药有了更直观的认识，也对中国人的健康理念和生活方式产生了浓厚兴趣。中国学生则表示，在讲述中国中医药文化的过程中，自己不仅加深了对中国文化的理解，也锻炼了国际传播能力，更加体会到“讲好中国故事”的重要意义。

During the event, the Youth Ambassadors for Global Communication accompanied the international students throughout, facilitating cross-cultural communication and acting as a bridge between Chinese and international students. The international students remarked that the activity offered them a more tangible understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and sparked a strong interest in Chinese health concepts and lifestyle. The Chinese students, meanwhile, reflected that in presenting Chinese TCM culture, they not only deepened their own understanding of Chinese culture but also refined their international communication skills, coming to better appreciate the significance of “telling China‘s story well.”

本次“本草奇遇·身心体验”活动，以中医药为媒介，让国际学生在沉浸式体验中感知中国文化的温度，也让中国学生在国际传播实践中收获成长。作为华侨华人研究中心推动中外文化交流的一次生动实践，活动以“侨”为桥，在青年心中播下友好与互鉴的种子。一炷药香、一枚果壳、一段翻译，连接起的不仅是两种语言，更是多元文化之间的理解与尊重。

This “Herbal Encounter · A Mind-Body Experience” used TCM as a medium, allowing international students to feel the warmth of Chinese culture through immersive experiences, while Chinese students grew through international communication practice. As a vivid practice of the Institute for Overseas Chinese Studies in promoting cross-cultural exchange, the event built bridges and planted seeds of friendship and mutual learning in young hearts. A wisp of herbal fragrance, a shell rattle, a moment of translation — what connects is not just two languages, but understanding and respect between diverse cultures.