AcupunctureAcupunctureisanimportantpartoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM).Inaccordancewiththe“mainandcollateralchannelstheoryinTCM,thepurposeofacupunctureistodredgethechannelandregulateqiandblood,soastokeepthebodysyinandyangbalancedandachievereconciliationbetweentheinternalorgans.ItfeaturesintraditionalChinesemedicinethatinternaldiseasesaretobetreatedwithexternaltherapy.Themaintherapyofacupunctureinvolvesusingneedlestopiercecertainacupointsofthepatientsbody,oradoptingmoxibustiontostimulatethepatientsacupointssoastostimulatethechannelsandrelievepain.Withitsuniqueadvantages,acupuncturehasbeenhandeddowngenerationaftergenerationandhasnowspreadallovertheworld.Nowadays,acupuncture,alongwithChinesefood,kungfu(otherwiseknownasChinesemartialarts),andtraditionalChinesemedicine,hasbeeninternationallyhailedasoneofthefournewnationaltreasures.
针灸是中医学的重要组成部分。按照中医的经络理论，针灸疗法主要是通过疏通经络、调和气血，来达到阴阳归于平衡，使脏腑趋于调和之目的。其特点是“内病外治”。主要疗法是用针刺入病人身体的一定穴位，或用艾火的温热刺激烧灼病人的穴位，以达到刺激经络。治疗病痛的目的。针灸以其独特的优势，流传至今并传播 到了世界，与中餐、功夫、中药一起被海外誉为中国的“新四大国粹”。
