The writer and thinker Lu Xun famously distrusted traditional Chinese medicine.

In his early life, he lost faith in the traditional medical practices of his homeland and took up the study of Western medicine in Japan.

Despite the prominent place Chinese culture accords Lu Xun, education authorities in Beijing are now trying to persuade students that he gave traditional Chinese medicine too little credit. In September, education authorities will publish new textbooks on the subject and distribute them to schools for use as teaching materials.