Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a dazzling treasure of ancient China’s technology, as well as a window to know the marvelous achievements of Chinese civilization. This book introduces the historical origin, characteristics of the current situation and newly-made contributions of TCM, presenting readers with the basic landscape of TCM. This book also discusses the uniqueness and effectiveness of TCM from various perspectives in ancient and modern times, and through a wealth of cases such as the effective anti-malaria medicine Artemisinin and the contribution of TCM to the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, it strongly proves that TCM has greatly contributed to safeguarding people’s health and promoting the building of a global community of health for all.