Ancius introduces the Chinese characters for “Chinese”, and “character”.

Massage is a major branch of traditional Chinese medicine. In this episode, we follow Kim to experience some different types of massage available in Shanghai.  Kim went to a traditional clinic, Zhongjing Tang, where the doctor recommended a combination of massage and moxa to cure her internal cold. She then went to a modern hospital, Quyang hospital, where her sore neck and shoulders were massaged using a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medical hand techniques.  Chinese massage, she learnt, was rigorous and quite painful, but also capable of curing many ills.

Traditional Chinese culture has a lot of differences from western culture, so personally I don’t think gay marriage can be permitted by our law. Maybe Americans can accept gay marriage, but we Chinese have quite a solid traditional culture which tells us men and women are very different. I can’t even imagine what would happen if gay marriage were permitted in China. It might be permitted by Chinese law in the future, but there would be a lot of controversy.

Ancius talks about Chinese characters that celebrities have had tattooed on their bodies.

Winter usually brings an upsurge in falls and flus. What's rarely reported is the effect of the bitter cold on the chronically ill – in other words the long-term sick and the elderly. And that effect is particularly felt in hospitals which offer traditional Chinese remedies. BON's Linda Kennedy went behind the scenes in what's effectively Chinese ER.

When you hear about Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM, acupuncture might be the first thing that comes to your mind. But TCM represents a much broader system of medicine.

David Moser invites a renowned Guzheng player, Wu Fei, to talk about her collaboration with western musicians, her study experience in the U.S., and her goal to transcend the China-West pide.