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China

Quatre aiguilles d'acupuncture de longueurs différentes posées à côté d'une allumette qui donne l'échelle.

History7 min

Acupuncture: principles, history and the state of the evidence

Meridians, points, moxibustion: where Chinese acupuncture comes from, what its founding texts say and what clinical trials have established since.

August 16, 2026Read

China

Miroir bagua octogonal jaune et rouge portant les huit trigrammes et un taijitu, fixé sur un mur

Philosophy10 min

Yin and Yang: the Chinese Philosophy of Balance

Yin and yang explained without the clichés: their roots in the Yijing, the taijitu symbol, the five phases, and their uses in medicine, feng shui and martial arts.

July 14, 2026Read

China

Devanture d'une herboristerie chinoise à Hong Kong, avec ses bocaux et ses tiroirs.

Culture7 min

Traditional Chinese medicine: qi, yin-yang and needles

Understanding traditional Chinese medicine: qi, yin and yang, the five phases, acupuncture, herbal pharmacopoeia, its founding texts and today's scientific debate.

March 14, 2026Read