[Commentary on "Acupuncture and Moxibustion Special Issues" in the "Great Leap Forward"]

This paper analyzes the background, political motives and the contents of the seven "Acupuncture and Moxibustion Special Issues" during 1958-1960. And it also studies acupuncture anesthesia, acupuncture treatment on appendicitis, and people who are deaf without speech, which occur frequently in these special issues. The author explores the history of evolution of Chinese medicine industry in New China and historical characteristics of acupuncture popularization in that period.