2010116 China declared the acupuncture project of traditional Chinese medicine, which was formally considered by the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO and included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind. In 2006, state administration of traditional chinese medicine established the application committee, expert group and office for the intangible cultural heritage of the world of traditional Chinese medicine to organize the research and application for the protection of intangible cultural heritage of traditional Chinese medicine.

In September, 2008, Chinese medicine declared the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage to UNESCO. Later, due to the specific requirements of the declaration rules, it was changed to Chinese acupuncture declaration in June 2009. 20 10 passed the evaluation of the affiliated institutions of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Office in May, 20 10 in May, 20 1 16 in the fifth meeting of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and TCM acupuncture was officially listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage.

The historical origin of acupuncture and moxibustion

As early as the Neolithic Age, people used a stone needle to penetrate a certain part of the human body to treat diseases. The tenth sentence of Shan Hai Jing, an anonymous book in the pre-Qin period, said: "There is a stone like jade, which can be used as a needle", which is an early record of stone needles.

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 the fifth chapter of Historical Records by Sima Qian in the Eastern Han Dynasty is one of the representatives. Bian Que is regarded as the originator of traditional Chinese medicine. His magical needling skills and touching deeds of saving lives are praised by later generations. Up to now, there are Que Wang Temple, Que Wang Temple and various traditional folk sacrificial activities in Neiqiu, Hebei Province.

The circulation of meridians and main diseases are recorded in the unknown Moxibustion Sutra of Foot and Arm Eleven Veins, the unknown Moxibustion Sutra of Yin and Yang Eleven Veins and the Western Han Vein Book unearthed from Zhangjiashan Han Tomb in Jiangling, Hubei Province. A portrait of Xiao Mu with black lacquer unearthed from the Han Tomb in Shuang Bao, Mianyang, Sichuan, is marked with meridian paths in vertical and horizontal directions on both sides of the body surface, which is the earliest human meridian model found in China so far.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Moxibustion Sutra of Eleven Veins of Foot and Arm