6 October 2010 Last updated at 00:04 GMT

Xu Jingjing, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of APECF takes Dr. Weil, Pioneer of “Integrative Medicine”, to visit the Ministry of Health of P.R.C.

In 1942, Dr. Andrew Weil was born in Philadelphia (he is currently 68 years old).

He earned a degree in Botanical Biology from Harvard University in 1964 and an M.D. Harvard Medical School four years later. Dr. Andrew has appeared on the cover of Time magazine twice. He was named one of the 25 most influential Americans in 1997 by Time magazine (the only person in the medical circle) and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 by Time Magazine. He is the world pioneer of “Integrative Medicine” (IM). Forbes magazine wrote, “Dr. Weil is one of the most widely known and respected alternative medicine gurus in the world.”

Dr. Xu Jingjing, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the Asia Pacific Exchange & Cooperation Foundation takes Dr. Weil, Pioneer of “Integrative Medicine” and Special Advisor for US President Obama’s New Health Care Reform, to visit the Ministry of Health of P.R.C.