TCM Doctor Kang Jin-hua Honored as Model Mother After 35 Years of Medical Practice and Parenting
Kang Jin-hua, a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner in New Taipei City, has been selected as this year's Model Mother for her 35 years of dedication to medicine and raising two children. Mayor Hou Yu-ih personally visited her to offer congratulations.
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(CNA Reporter Wang Hung-kuo, New Taipei, 22nd) Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner Kang Jin-hua and her husband Hung Chi-chao were college sweethearts at Chia Nan College of Pharmacy. After getting married, they have practiced medicine for 35 years and raised two sons. Balancing the treatment of countless patients with family upbringing, she was selected as a New Taipei City Model Mother this year, and Mayor Hou Yu-ih personally visited to offer his congratulations.
Mayor Hou, Social Affairs Bureau Director Li Mei-chen, Xinzhuang District Executive Chu Ssu-jung, and KMT Councilor Tsai Chien-tang, along with other local figures, visited Xinzhuang today to congratulate Kang Jin-hua.
Kang's husband, Hung Chi-chao, mentioned that they fell in love while studying at Chia Nan College of Pharmacy. After graduation and marriage, they both passed the exams to become TCM doctors and started practicing. He joked that his wife is the 'flower doctor' and he is the 'grass doctor,' making them a 'flower and grass match' (a pun on their names and herbal medicine).
Kang stated that their two sons also possess medical expertise. Driven by her passion for TCM, she traveled to Beijing and Guangzhou for advanced studies, combining modern medicine with traditional acupuncture to promote the essence of 'Wen's modern acupuncture,' which is highly effective for calming nerves and aiding sleep. Hou Yu-ih and Tsai Chien-tang joked that they really need an acupuncture session to sleep better.
Mayor Hou presented her with congratulatory gifts, including a microwave oven, and took photos with her family and friends in a warm atmosphere. Hou smiled and said that Dr. Flower protects patients with superb medical skills and warms her family with delicious cooking, hoping these gifts add value to her healthy life and make happiness easy to grasp.
The Social Affairs Bureau stated that Mayor Hou personally invited Kang Jin-hua and her family to the city hall on the 25th to receive blessings and formal recognition from all walks of life.
Mayor Hou, Social Affairs Bureau Director Li Mei-chen, Xinzhuang District Executive Chu Ssu-jung, and KMT Councilor Tsai Chien-tang, along with other local figures, visited Xinzhuang today to congratulate Kang Jin-hua.
Kang's husband, Hung Chi-chao, mentioned that they fell in love while studying at Chia Nan College of Pharmacy. After graduation and marriage, they both passed the exams to become TCM doctors and started practicing. He joked that his wife is the 'flower doctor' and he is the 'grass doctor,' making them a 'flower and grass match' (a pun on their names and herbal medicine).
Kang stated that their two sons also possess medical expertise. Driven by her passion for TCM, she traveled to Beijing and Guangzhou for advanced studies, combining modern medicine with traditional acupuncture to promote the essence of 'Wen's modern acupuncture,' which is highly effective for calming nerves and aiding sleep. Hou Yu-ih and Tsai Chien-tang joked that they really need an acupuncture session to sleep better.
Mayor Hou presented her with congratulatory gifts, including a microwave oven, and took photos with her family and friends in a warm atmosphere. Hou smiled and said that Dr. Flower protects patients with superb medical skills and warms her family with delicious cooking, hoping these gifts add value to her healthy life and make happiness easy to grasp.
The Social Affairs Bureau stated that Mayor Hou personally invited Kang Jin-hua and her family to the city hall on the 25th to receive blessings and formal recognition from all walks of life.