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Ling Shu or Miraculous Pivot is Huangdi Neijing combined with Su Wen in a single volume. Ling Shu covers Meridians, acupuncture points, and acupuncture techniques comprehensively and in great detail; thus it has laid a solid foundation for clinical acupuncture theory. Since the advent of Ling Shu, many authors had contributed important interpretation of the original text for others to understand. Some of these famous authors included Dr.Yang Shangshan (AD 618); Dr Zhang Jiebin (AD 1368), Dr Ma Shi (AD 1368), and Dr Zhang Zhicong (AD 1688). However, due to the complexity and the depth of the original Ling Shu text, there were great discrepancies among the interpretations from different authors. This caused much confusion for the beginning students of Acupuncture in trying to understand the text of Ling Shu, and this confusion made the practice of Ling Shu in a clinical setting impossible. In fact, in these past 2000 years, the research done on Ling Shu centered purely on the theoretical side; the application of it in a clinical environment was virtually non-existent. This book, Ling Shu Acupuncture, is the first of its kind to present acupuncture theory from the clinical viewpoint by connecting the contents of both volumes of Huangdi Neijing and has reorganized the acupuncture theories of both volumes under different subject discussions. These subjects include how to differentiate the imbalance of Yin/Yang by pulse diagnosis? How many acupuncture points will be selected? What is the frequency of treatment for the dysfunctions of different Meridians? What are the reinforce and reducing techniques in Ling Shu? What is the proper depth of puncturing according to the different seasons of the year? What is the proper timing for removing the needle? What is the real meaning of Qi-Arrive? How to observe it objectively? What is forbidden in acupuncture, and the harms that can occur in case of acupuncture malpractice? These subjects will enable the acupun