The 55th National Medicinal Materials and Drugs Fair opened on the 16th in Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province. More than a thousand pharmaceutical companies from all over the country, as well as nearly ten thousand representatives from hospitals, pharmacies, distributors, and others, participated in the exhibition. With the theme of "Inheriting essence, Keeping Honest and Innovating", the conference will hold a series of activities such as medicinal materials trade fair, traditional Chinese medicine trade fair, and pharmaceutical industry investment promotion. On the opening day, a total of 14 projects including traditional Chinese medicine, biomedicine, and pharmaceutical circulation signed contracts on site, with a signing amount of 8.58 billion yuan. The International Organization for Standardization has released the international standard "Traditional Chinese Medicine - Gardenia", which is the first international standard in the field of traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangxi Province. During the conference, more than 40 old Chinese medicine practitioners from all over the country gathered in camphor tree, covering internal, external, women, children, bone injury, acupuncture and moxibustion, health care and many other professions, and felt the pulse for the masses on the spot and made prescriptions for them. A series of activities such as the "Zhangbang" Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Skills Exhibition and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Night Market allow visitors and citizens to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese medicine culture. It is reported that the Zhangshu Medicinal Fair has been successfully held for 54 sessions since its establishment in 1958. It is the oldest and most influential traditional Chinese medicine industry event in China, and an important platform for promoting economic and technological exchanges and showcasing traditional Chinese medicine culture in the national traditional Chinese medicine community. (New Society)