中医药是中华民族的优秀传统文化,几千年来为中华民族的繁衍昌盛作出了卓越的贡献,也对整个人类健康和世界文明产生了积极的影响。新中国成立50年来,党和国家高度重视中医药工作,党的三代领导人都曾对中医药工作作过十分重要的论述和指示。新中国成立伊始,毛泽东同志就指出,要团结新老中西各部分医药卫生人员,共同为开展伟大的人 Chinese medicine is an excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has made outstanding contributions to the prosperity of the Chinese nation. It has also had a positive impact on the entire human health and world civilization. Over the past 50 years since the founding of New China, the party and the state have attached great importance to the work of traditional Chinese medicine. All three generations of party leaders have made very important discourses and instructions on the work of traditional Chinese medicine. At the beginning of the founding of New China, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out that we should unite with the medical and health personnel of all sectors of the new, old,