Intangible Cultural Heritage Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.
Traditional Chinese acupuncture is the collective term for acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture involves inserting filiform needles into a certain acupuncture point on the patient's body, and using needle manipulation techniques such as twisting and lifting.
To treat diseases; moxibustion is to press burning moxa on certain acupoints to burn the skin, and use heat stimulation to treat diseases. Acupuncture consists of "needle" and "moxibustion" and is one of the important components of traditional Chinese medicine. Its content includes acupuncture theory, acupuncture points, acupuncture technology and related equipment. In the process of formation, application and development, it has distinctive Chinese national culture and regional characteristics, and is a valuable heritage based on Chinese national culture and scientific traditions.
In the "Huangdi Neijing" of the Warring States Period, a complete meridian system of the human body has been formed, and acupuncture methods and indications for acupuncture have been discussed in detail. The "Huangdi Neijing" says: "Tibetan cold causes diseases, and the treatment is suitable for moxibustion." This refers to moxibustion, which describes the shape of the nine needles in detail, and extensively describes the theory and technology of acupuncture.
In the Song Dynasty, the famous acupuncturist Wang Weiyi compiled the "Tongren Acupoint Acupuncture Illustration" and verified 354 acupoints. He also cast two bronze human models, with meridians and acupuncture points carved on the outside and viscera on the inside, as visual teaching aids for acupuncture teaching. Acupuncture has been popular in China for more than two thousand years and has spread to the world.
On November 16, 2010, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture were included in the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture were successfully included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This will not only make the legendary filiform needles and moxa leaves already full Sharing it with more people in the world will also set a new historical coordinate for the development of the entire Chinese medicine industry.