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Traditional medicine museum debuts in Hoi An

The Hoi An Centre for Management and Conservation of Cultural Heritage on March 15 opened the Hoi An museum of traditional medicine in the ancient city of the same name, the central Quang Nam province, to the public.
Traditional medicine museum debuts in Hoi An ảnh 1Visitors at the museum on its opening day (Photo: baodulich.net.vn)

Quang Nam (VNA) – The Hoi An Centre for Managementand Conservation of Cultural Heritage on March 15 opened the Hoi An museum oftraditional medicine in the ancient city of the same name, the central QuangNam province, to the public.

The museum displays nearly 200 original and some restored itemsas well as documents related to the tradition medicine of Vietnam and Hoi An.With six exhibition rooms, the museum revives the traditional medicine space.

Historical documents show that from the 16th-18th century, the Faifo-Hoi An port city was once famous for traditional medicinewith many pharmacy streets and shops.

The diversity in pharmaceutical remedies with manyVietnamese and Chinese shops made Hoi An a centre for traditional medicine inQuang Nam before the introduction of western medicine.

Nguyen Chi Trung, Director of the Hoi An Centre forManagement and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, said that the museum is setup in an ancient house of Hoi An, aiming to conserve traditional medicine thatis facing the risk of vanishing.

Currently, Hoi An is home to three museums that are popularto visitors – Sa Huynh culture museum, folk culture museum, and museum of tradeceramics. The launch of the museum of traditional medicine adds to the museumsystem of the ancient town, maintaining and promoting the values of traditionalmedicine and providing scientific information to the public, he said.

The museum of traditional medicine is expected to become aunique tourism product of Hoi An in the coming time.-VNA
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