Chinese traditional medicine is an intangible cultural heritage.

Acupuncture in China is a world intangible cultural heritage.

Acupuncture is the general term for acupuncture. Acupuncture means that under the guidance of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, a needle (usually a filiform needle) is inserted into a patient's body at a certain angle, and acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting are used to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. Puncture points are called human acupoints, or acupoints for short. According to the latest statistics of acupuncture textbooks, the human body has 36 1 acupoint.

The method of acupuncture to treat diseases is called "acupuncture", and the tool used is a special metal needle. Besides acupuncture, Qigong is also an important therapy of traditional medicine in China. 2010116 "acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine" declared by China was formally considered by the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO and was included in the List of Representatives of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The history of acupuncture and moxibustion

As early as the Neolithic Age, people used "Bian Shi" to stab a certain part of the human body to treat diseases. Shan Hai Jing said: "There is a stone like jade, which can be used as a needle", which is an early record of stone needles. The emergence of moxibustion therapy was formed after the discovery and application of fire. Huangdi Neijing in Qin and Han Dynasties said: "Many diseases are caused by cold storage, which should be treated by moxibustion", referring to moxibustion, in which the shape of nine needles is described in detail, and a large number of acupuncture theories and techniques are described.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, acupuncture therapy was quite mature, and many doctors were proficient in acupuncture. Bian Que recorded in Historical Records is one of the representatives. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, acupuncture developed into a specialized subject, and its works multiplied and its contents were rich and colorful. Acupuncture has been officially included in the national medical education curriculum, and Chinese medicine has the titles of acupuncturist, acupuncturist assistant, acupuncturist, acupuncturist and acupuncturist.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang, a medical official, made textual research on the indications of acupoints, unified the positioning of acupoints, wrote a book "Illustration of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at Tongren Acupoints", which was published and distributed throughout the country, and cast a realistic and exquisite teaching tool-bronze model, which played a great role in promoting the development of acupuncture and moxibustion.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Acupuncture.