Tainan City Mayor visits TCTCM, July 1, 2010

On July 1, 2010, the Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the first and oldest school of its kind in Texas, was pleased and honored by the opportunity to host His Honor Hsu Tain-tsar, Mayor of Tainan City, Taiwan, ROC. Hsu, a vigorous advocate and protector of Traditional Chinese Medicine during his three terms of service as a Senator in the ROC Legislature, and a champion of public health and wellness during his two recent terms as Mayor, toured the College and its clinic.  Mayor Hsu was pleased to learn that humanity's longest continuously practiced system of health and healing had found a home in the Lone Star State, and was gratified to learn of the growth of interest and scholarship in the field here in the West.

Noted for his innovative environmental initiatives, his far-sighted public-health measures, and his commitment to the protection and transmission of China's unique cultural legacy to future, His Honor has overseen the growth and expansion of Tainan, leading the city into the forefront of the national and international stage.  Representing the best of the traditional and the local in the face of the new and the global, Mayor Hsu's efforts to integrate Tainan into the global community have set the model throughout the world for mayors seeking to join the world community. The College is truly humbled to have been afforded the opportunity to meet and host so distinguished a statesman and leader, and is forever grateful for the efforts of Mayor Hsu and others of like mind to preserve, enhance, and share, the unique cultural and scientific legacy that is Traditional Chinese Medicine.

This year marks the 20^th anniversary of the founding of the College, and the opening of a new chapter in our history.  Having spent the first two decades as acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine pioneers in Texas, the College looks forward to assuming the same role on the international stage.  Working collaboratively, our College will position itself as the nexus of an international community of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine scholars, educators, and practitioners, and will continue in our pioneering legacy as leaders and advocates for the field.

For more information on this or any related matter, please contact President Lisa P.H. Lin, Lic.Ac., EMBA, at 512-444-8082, or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

At the TCTCM clinic and dispensary, from right to left: President Lisa Lin, Paul Lin, Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu, Commissioner James Hu, Director of Public Health Susan Hu

Touring the Texas State Capitol building