[Professor Yang Jia-san, a famous acupuncture and moxibustion specialist of China in the present age].

Professor YANG Jia-san was a famous acupuncture and moxibustion specialist of China in the present age. He had studied medicine since early youth and practiced medicine on his own at age of 17 years. He devoted himself to the development of acupuncture and moxibustion sciences. He was bold in making innovations, successfully combined modern medical knowledge with traditional acupuncture and moxibustion, and formed an unique academic thought system in selection methods of acupoints, needling technique, study on acupoint theory and clinical application of acupoints, etc.. Clinically, he achieved excellent therapeutic effect due to his wide theories and good techniques. He was the acme of perfection in application of prescription and drugs, he undertook scientific research, teaching and clinical work of acupuncture and moxibustion and trained a large number of people of talent in Beijing University of TCM, making important contribution to development of acupuncture and moxibustion sciences; he undertook medical and health-care work for central leaders for long time, and cured chronic and stubborn diseases for foreign high leaders for many times, winning prestige for the fatherland.