[Thinking on the teaching reform of meridians, collaterals and acupoints]

In terms of the partiality and limitation in the teaching of meridians, collaterals and acupoints at present, it is required to construct the clinical thinking system of pattern/syndrome differentiation according to meridians and collaterals, the locations of acupoints and acupoint selection according to pattern/syndrome determination, to standardize acupoint selection and systematically intensify the operation skills and to have alternately the photograph examination so that the students of the specialty of acupuncture and moxibustion are not only capable of the clinical thinking of acupuncture and moxibustion as well as the operation skills, but also of the visualized localization of acupoints.