On February 19, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism publicized the list of recommended candidates for the sixth batch of representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage, with a total of 958 people across the country, and 40 inheritors from Hubei Province were on the listInheritor of acupuncture (Qichun moxibustion**).Han ShanmingSuccessfully selected.
Qi Chun moxibustion** is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine external treatment method with Qi Ai as the main moxibustion material, which was formed in the Tang and Song dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was revived in the contemporary era, passed down from hand to hand, for more than 400 years, especially in the Tang and Song dynastiesThunder Fire God AcupunctureQi Chun moxibustionQi Chun Huo Moxibustionand other techniques are famous. Li Shizhen said that "moxibustion is through the scriptures and cures a hundred kinds of diseases, and the person who suffers from the disease is Kangtai, and his merit is also great." Qichun moxibustion** is the living memory and contemporary inheritance of Li Shizhen's traditional Chinese medicine culture, which was selected into the fourth batch of representative items of intangible cultural heritage in Hubei Province in 2013 and the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative items in 2021. In September 2022, Xinhua News Agency reported on Qichun moxibustion** overseas in English with the title of "The Way of Chinese Health Regimen". Modern research has shown that Qichun moxibustion** has many effects such as antibacterial, antiviral, immunomodulatory, enhancing the body's ability to resist disease, stimulating the body's repair ability, etc., and is an excellent choice for traditional Chinese medicine to "treat diseases before they occur". With the promotion and application of more and more scope, and even out of the country, Qichun moxibustion** is contributing wisdom and strategy to the implementation of the Healthy China Strategy.
Han Shanming, born in 1966 in a family of traditional Chinese medicine, has been committed to the research and application of moxibustion for more than 30 years. He has been invited to visit more than 10 countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, etc., to display Qichun moxibustion in the regions along the "Belt and Road", spread the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, and is deeply loved and praised by international friends.
In Han Shanming's view, the excellent traditional Chinese medicine culture needs to be disseminated and inherited. The best way to inherit "Qichun moxibustion**" is to train "Qichun moxibustion masters". In recent years, Han Shanming has guided and trained more than 3,000 Qichun moxibustionists, in addition, he also participated in the compilation of the "Ai Therapy Health Practitioner Training Textbook", the chief editor of the "Qi Ai Moxibustion Professional Training Textbook" and the Hubei Province training shortage of skilled talents project textbook - "Qi Ai Health Moxibustion Therapy".
It is of great significance to protect, inherit and make good use of the intangible cultural heritage of Qichun moxibustion** to continue the historical context of moxibustion, strengthen the self-confidence of Chinese medicine culture, and promote mutual learning between Chinese medicine civilizations. As the intangible inheritor of "Qichun Moxibustion", we will, as always, be honest and innovative, spare no effort to protect, inherit and develop this ancient cultural treasure, and make due contributions to the construction of a healthy China!
*: Qi Chun released WeChat***