Channels and points of the front of the head and neck

Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1763 (28th year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty), showing the paths of the channels and distribution of the acu-moxa locations on the face and neck. The lines represent the stomach channel of foot yangming, the gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang, the lung channel of hand taiyin, the kidney channel of foot shaoyin, the small intestine channel of hand taiyang, the large intestine channel of hand yangming and renmai (the Director Vessel, also translated as Conception Vessel). For full list of point names, see 'Lettering'. N.B. This image is closely similar to L0034707, a chart of acu-moxa locations on the front of the head and neck dating to the Ming period (1368-1644). It was not, however, executed by the same hand.

Picture title: General chart of the anterior acu-moxa locations of the head and neck. Other lettering (channels and points): Foot shaoyang [channel] -- jianjing (Shoulder Well); tinghui (Meeting of Hearing); tongziliao (Pupil Crevice); jiaosun (Minute Angle); tianchong (Celestial Rushing); shuaigu (Leading Valley); qubin (Curve of the Sideburns); hanyan (Jaw Cover); touwei (Head's Binding) Hand taiyin [channel] -- yunmen (Cloud Portal); tianfu (Celestial Palace) Foot yangming [channel -- qihu (Qi Door); quepen (Broken Basin); jiache (Jawbone); qishe (Abode of Qi); shuitu (Water Prominence); renying (Human Welcome); daying (Great Welcome); dicang (Earth Granary); shuigou (Water Ditch); sibai (Four Whites); chengqi (Receiving Tears) Foot shaoyin [channel -- shufu (Conveyor Mansion) renmai (Director Vessel); jixuan; tiantu (Celestial Prominence); lianquan (Edge Spring); chengjiang (Receiving Fluids) Hand yangming [channel -- jugu (Great Bone); tianding (Celestial Tripod); futu (Support the Prominence); heliao (Grain Crevice); yingxiang (Welcome Fragrance) Hand taiyang [channel -- tianrong (Celestial Container); quanliao (Cheek Bone Crevice); tinggong (Palace of Hearing)