How basic research promotes acupuncture to the world: a book review of Chun Hua Qiu Shi written by HAN Ji-sheng and WAN You / 针刺研究

ABSTRACT

The book titled Chun Hua Qiu Shi (Glorious Flowers in Spring and Rich Fruits in Autumn) by Prof. HAN Ji-sheng and WAN You, published by Peking University Medical Press in 2018, describes the research on acupuncture by HAN Ji-sheng and his team over the past 50 years, including both happy and hard times. With efforts over half a century, Prof. HAN has made internationally recognized achievements in the basic science of acupuncture and has played a significant role in promoting Chinese acupuncture to the world. This article attempts to explain why Prof. HAN can become a model scientist with great achievements from an ordinary youth in south China.