Compiling explanation

This textbook is one of the series of textbooks compiled by Orthopedics Branch of China Talent Research Association and Orthopedics Education Research Association of National TCM Colleges, based on Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is the textbook for China's TCM colleges of five-year system, and other textbooks for domestic and international TCM students. It aims to lay the theoretical foundation for spreading and applying TCM in the world under the principle of promoting the development of both domestic and international TCM higher education.

In this textbook, Introduction and Chapter Eight are compiled by Wang Jian, Tang Wei and Li Jing of Anhui Unversity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chapter One by Zhang Guoxia and Li Xiaokang of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chapter Two by Jin Hongshu of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chapter Three by Li Yisheng of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chapter Four by Chen Liguo of Medicine College of Jinan University, Chapter Five by Ji Fengxia of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chapter Six by Wang Yinghang of Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chapter Seven by Zheng Xiaohong of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Editor in chief is responsible for compiling this textbook, Wang Jian and Zhang Guoxia checked all the chapters, and Tang Wei proofread all the chapters with the help of Mo Fangfang and Zhang Yuanyuan.

Our heartfelt thanks are given to the experts of Orthopedics Education Research Association of National TCM Colleges and China Orthopedic Talent Research Association, who provided great help for collecting materials for this textbook and proofreading and publishing this textbook.

This textbook can be helpful to the foreign undergraduates and postgraduates who are learning TCM and acupuncture and moxibustion and to the Chinese undergraduates and postgraduates who are learning TCM and acupuncture and moxibustion with high proficiency of English. If you find any mistake in this textbook, please give us your advice.

Compilers

Beijing

April. 2017