A glance at ancient silk charts of Chinese medicine

Home

China

World

Politics

Business

Sci-Tech

Health

Opinions

Video

Live

Radio

World Asia-Pacific Middle East Europe Americas Africa

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.

I agree

A glance at ancient silk charts of Chinese medicine

If you are interested in traditional Chinese medicine, these photographs are not to be missed. These photographs capture some of the earliest surviving texts to outline a theory of meridians – the channels through which qi, or vital energy, is thought to flow, forming the basis of acupuncture. Archaeologists discovered them in 1972 in the tomb of a noble family in southern China, dated to around the 160s BC. Rendered on silk cloth, the meridian system depicted here is markedly more rudimentary than the one known today, suggesting an early conceptual framework still in the process of taking shape.

Open in CGTN APP for better experience

Search Trends