Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation. Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation refers to a medical activity to maintain life, enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases through various methods, so as to achieve longevity. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to integrity and systematicness, aiming at preventing and treating diseases before they happen. The famous representative work of TCM theory is Huangdi Neijing.

On June 7th, 2008, TCM health preservation was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.