Chinese of an older generation, in particular, may put more trust in traditional Chinese medicine than in Western medicine, believing it to be more mild and gradual in its medicinal properties, and they may return specially to Taiwan to see a Chinese doctor and receive acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, which is difficult to find overseas.
老一輩的人相信中醫、中藥，認為它藥性溫和漸進，但在國外求醫不易，於是專程回國看中醫、做針灸。