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Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine () is a university in
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...
, the capital of
Guangdong Province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University, included in the state Double First Class University Plan.


History

It was founded in 1924 as Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology School (), a tertiary educational institution approved by the government of the Republic of China. In 1956, it became Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine College, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and is one of four earliest established institutions in China specializing in Chinese traditional medicine. It was originally directly affiliated with the
Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China (MOH) was a cabinet-level executive department which plays the role of providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring the accessibility of health services, and mon ...
and the State Administration of Traditional Medicine. In 2000, the university became a joint venture between the central government and provincial government, but mainly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong province.


Notable people

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Deng Tietao Deng Tietao (; 6 November 1916 – 10 January 2019) was a Chinese physician, a professor and doctoral advisor at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He was named a "Master of National Medicine" of China in 2009. Biography Deng was born i ...
, an alumnus and professor of the university, named "Master of National Medicine" of China


See also

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Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine The Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine () is a public teaching hospital which is specialized in Traditional Chinese medicine. It locates at Jingtianbei neighborhood next to Beihuan Boulevard, in Futian District in She ...
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List of universities in China This article is a non-comprehensive list of universities in China, which is defined as the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China, as well as the Hong Kong and Macau SARs. By September 2021, there were 3,012 colleges and universit ...
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List of universities and colleges in Guangdong As of 2022, Guangdong hosts 160 institutions of higher education, ranking first in South Central China region and 2nd among all Chinese provinces/municipalities after Jiangsu (168). Guangdong is also the seat of 14 adult higher education institution ...


References

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