What kind of Chinese medicine is China's world-class intangible cultural heritage?

The traditional art of China, which belongs to the world-class intangible cultural heritage, is acupuncture.

Acupuncture has a long history in China, which originated from the wisdom of ancient working people thousands of years ago. 2010 165438+1October16, acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine officially passed the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO and was listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

This honor is the recognition of China's traditional medical culture, which further promotes the inheritance, protection and development of acupuncture, a precious heritage. However, the inheritance and development of acupuncture also face some challenges.

For example, the recognition of traditional medicine in modern society needs to be improved, and the acupuncture method cannot be patented, which limits its promotion and development in the commercial field. Therefore, we need to increase publicity, improve people's understanding of acupuncture, and make it more widely used and inherited in modern society.

The origin of acupuncture:

As an ancient medical method originating from China, acupuncture has a history of thousands of years. According to legend, the origin of acupuncture can be traced back to the ancient Shennong. Shennong is the legendary god of agriculture and medicine. Through constant trial and error and practice, he discovered the efficacy of acupuncture.

At that time, people's understanding of the disease was still very limited, and the treatment method was relatively simple. However, Shennong is not satisfied with the status quo. After numerous attempts and failures, he finally found a special stimulation method, which is what we now call acupuncture.

With the passage of time, acupuncture was gradually inherited and developed in various dynasties. There are records about acupuncture in medical books of past dynasties, including the basic theory of acupuncture, the specific operation method and clinical application of acupuncture. These rich medical documents provide a solid theoretical foundation for the development of acupuncture and moxibustion, and make acupuncture and moxibustion gradually become a relatively perfect medical system.

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