Provision of traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine; treatment, research and education as well as holding lectures, conferences and promoting cultural exchange; trade in TCM and other health products; acquisition, exploitation and sale of copyrights, patents, licenses, trademarks and other intellectual property rights; participations; carrying out and arranging financing as well as entering into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties; acquisition, encumbrance, sale and management of real estate.