Acupuncture chart: the second head line, Chinese woodcut
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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty). The second head line has 14 acu-moxa locations altogether, on both sides of the head. See 'Lettering' for full list of point names.
Lettering
Picture title: Illustration of the second head line. Other lettering (point names): Jianchong (Shoulder Rushing); quchai (Crooked Curve); wuchu (Fifth Place); shenguang (Numinous Light); tongtian (Connecting with Heaven); luoque (Network Backstep); yuzhen (Jade Pillow); tianzhu (Celestial Pillar)