[Comparison between the developmental history of Chinese medicine and foreign medicine]

Long-term coexistence, and side-by-side development and two medical system in one country, is the realistic and long-term situation in our country. In the development history of these two medical systems, there are close relation between traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and the development of philosophical thinking, and between western medicine and the development of natural science. TCM pays attention to the development of clinical medicine, and don't have independent basic medicine which are subordinate to clinical medicine, such as anatomy, nor experimental medicine, such as animal experiments. TCM being the accumulation and summary of clinical experience. However, western medicine develops animal experiments and basic displines from early period, and develops clinical medicine with the aid of natural science. The refractory diseases always exist in human society, so TCM can display its abilities forever.