November 16, 2010 declaration of the project in China, "Chinese Acupuncture" official protection of intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee at its fifth meeting, to be included in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of mankind."
    In the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established in 2006 to declare the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, the group, office, organize the protection of intangible cultural heritage of Chinese medicine research and reporting. In September 2008 will be "Chinese" to UNESCO to declare, "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of mankind", due to the specific requirements of reporting rules, in October 2009 to "acupuncture" declaration. May 2010 UNESCO intangible cultural heritage through the United Nations subsidiary bodies at the review, November 16, 2010 Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the fifth meeting examined and adopted the "acupuncture" formally included in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of mankind."
    Acupuncture originated in China, is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, but also representatives of excellent Chinese culture, to declare the success of this project is the recognition of traditional Chinese medical culture. This will further promote the "acupuncture" the legacy of heritage, conservation and development; raise international awareness of the fine traditional Chinese culture, and understanding the concerns, highlighting the country's soft power, to promote Chinese traditional culture and dialogue between the world and other cultures communication, protection of cultural diversity has profound significance.
    Acupuncture theory holds that the human body as a small universe, linked through the meridians to stimulate the meridians can promote the self-regulatory function of the body to restore health. The stimulation of meridian points, including the burning of moxa on the needle or (AI) methods to restore the body to achieve balance, the prevention and treatment of disease. Acupuncture is based on the different states of the body to choose the appropriate needles to stimulate specific acupuncture points; moxibustion is usually divided into two kinds of direct moxibustion and indirect moxibustion with a moxa cone moxibustion burning touch points, or moxa, and with the body surface to maintain a certain Kaoru points from the heat. Moxa moxa cone and is made from the dried leaves.
Acupuncture has been included in the Representative List, help increase awareness of protecting the national culture, promoting acupuncture and healthy development in the world, it is also the original acupuncture, protection of cultural diversity an effective way. Will help to promote the protection of traditional acupuncture, heritage and future development; the other hand, to promote the spread of acupuncture to the world, the carrier through acupuncture, traditional Chinese culture and the world to promote inter-cultural dialogue and other exchanges, the promotion of world cultural diversity sex.
    "Acupuncture," the declaration of the success of acupuncture will the natural, green and healthy philosophy and methods, in today's medical environment will be more under the knowledge, understanding and respect for traditional acupuncture theory methods provide a more favorable environment for development. Acupuncture is not only China's cultural heritage, is one of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind in the world to improve their sharing of degrees, life and health of the service of humanity as a valuable resource.
    The Chinese Government has always protected and supported in medicine, attaches great importance to the protection of cultural heritage. UNESCO in October 2003 held in Paris in the 32nd General Assembly, the vote "Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage" identifies the concept of intangible cultural heritage, classification, protection mode, emphasizing the protection of traditional culture, to maintain the diversity of human culture sex. August 2004 China formally acceded to the Convention, to determine annually the second Saturday of June as China's "Cultural Heritage Day." 2006 "Acupuncture" into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. 2007 Xue-moss and He Puren by the Ministry of Culture named representative of national intangible cultural heritage inheritors.
    Success is not the purpose of reporting, but for better protection and heritage. Acupuncture is also a good opportunity for better development, we will be in accordance with the UNESCO "Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage" spirit of the performance of State responsibility, and strengthen the policy of protection of the heritage protection efforts. We believe that acupuncture awareness in society will be further enhanced dialogue and exchanges with the international community is more enhanced in the wider development of this heritage and cultural heritage of mankind, life and health protection for all mankind, to safeguard world cultural diversity and sustainable human development play a more active role. 

 

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