However, with all this hype, there still exists a nagging suspicion of the reliability of these modern machines. The traditional Chinese counting machine, the abacus regained its ancient popularity recently. Classes sprung up overnight to teach children to count using the abacus and eventually using a mental abacus. This is in addition to the theorems and mathematical equations taught in schools.

E-commerce is the rage now that the ever-influential government has been extremely encouraging in their support. One can soon enough hope to buy traditional herbs at a click of the mouse as traditional medicine halls embrace new technology.