According to China Care Net of Traditional Chinese Medicine, foreigners began coming to China to study TCM in the 1950s, with no more than 10 people every year.

However, the number has jumped dramatically since the 1990s, and especially between 2000 and 2005, when it reached more than 200 people annually.

In 2006, that figure doubled. Many students are from Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and South Korea. They mainly come to study acupuncture, massage, and TCM.

(China Daily January 24, 2007)