Intangible Cultural Heritage of China's Traditional Medical Skills

The intangible cultural heritage of TCM is acupuncture.

Acupuncture is an important medical achievement created by the Chinese nation for thousands of years. 20 10 was selected as the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage, and acupuncture plays an important role in the medical field. It is not only the treasure of traditional medicine in China, but also the wealth of all mankind.

Acupuncture is composed of acupuncture and moxibustion, which is one of the important components of oriental medicine. Its contents include acupuncture theory, acupoints, acupuncture techniques and related instruments. In the process of its formation, application and development, it has distinctive China culture and regional characteristics, and it is a valuable heritage based on China's cultural and scientific traditions. In 2006, the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine announced that acupuncture was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council.

Present situation of acupuncture and moxibustion

In the 1970s, taking the opportunity that China announced the research results of acupuncture anesthesia to the whole world, the international community set off an upsurge of eager to know and apply acupuncture, which is a worldwide acupuncture upsurge. Due to the research on acupuncture and moxibustion, western medical circles gradually eliminated the misunderstanding of acupuncture and moxibustion, and some foreigners became interested in it and became the main force in the application, research and promotion of acupuncture and moxibustion.

In the process of internationalization of acupuncture and moxibustion, the World Health Organization has played an important role in promoting and guiding, such as establishing cooperation centers for acupuncture research and training in some countries, supporting and establishing the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and formulating international standards for names of meridians and acupoints and standards for clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion. At present, there are 140 countries and regions in the world, and the number of people engaged in acupuncture is about 200,000-300,000.