Master Tung Acupuncture
tǔng shì zhēn jiǔ zhèng jīng qí xuè [董氏針灸正經奇穴]
tǔng chǐng chāng [董景昌] who knows as Master Tung was born in 1916 in Ping Du County, Shan Dong Province, China to an acupuncture family. later at a young age he joined the military service in the KMT army where he treated a large number of his fellow soldiers and with the end of China-Japan war, he returned to Shan Dong Province and opened an acupuncture clinic in Qing Dao City. In 1949, he followed 蔣中正 [Jiǎng zhōng zhèng] the general of the army and later on the first president of The Republic of China (Taiwan) and emigrated to Taiwan. Master Tung lived in Taipei City, where he opened his third acupuncture clinic. In 1962 Master Tung decided to reveals his family’s acupuncture lineage and accepted students to his clinic and teach them. A total of 73 students have studied with him:
According to Master Tung’s textbook, there are 740 points located in the body, However, in his original book there were only 208 points which were published. Later on Dr. Hu Wen-Zhi [胡文智 hú wén zhì] one of his oldest and first generation apprentice, disclosed 440 points and up until now, more points are being disclosed by him and by second generation apprentices of Dr. Hu, which include Dr. Lee Kuo-Cheng [李國政 lǐ guō zhèng].
These points are categorized according to five channels which form a system that known as the 5-zang-channels. These channels can be find all over the body in different body parts throughout the 12-zones of Tung linage of Acupuncture.
The channel system used by my ancestors is different from 14 channels system. The location of Tung’s points are different from the 365 points of traditional acupuncture. It focuses on the acupuncture more than the moxibustion. The technique of Tung’s acupuncture is very simple and very effective. A lot of difficult diseases were cured very quickly by my family’s system of acupuncture. Tung’s family acupuncture as its own origin and has its own tradition.”
Introduction to Tung’s Acupuncture by Chuan-Min Wang
Translate from Tung’s original book in Chinese by Chuan-Min Wang, first generation apprentice of master Tung.
Master Tung divided his points into 10 areas plus the dorsal and ventral trunk, similar to the earliest Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion [針灸甲已經 zhēn jiǔ jiǎ yǐ jīng written between 256-260 AD] in which all the points were located within areas in the body and not according to the 14 channels. This may suggest that Tung’s family tradition of acupuncture has a very long history and goes way back in time.
Master Tung acupuncture points are different from the traditional 14 channels orthodox Acupuncture points because first, they are not located in the same anatomical location and second, the points are organize in a different system of channels, which have different treatment principles and diagnosis methods.
Please find below a list of international seminars organized by various schools. This list is updated regularly, so stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter for the latest information.
2022
16-18/09/2022 Introduction to Tung system and most commonly used points to treat the digestive system: British Acupuncture council conference, September 2022. For more information
05/11/2022 Master the Fire; Five Tung Acupuncture Dao Ma to quiet the spirit: Dutch TCM conference, November 2022. For more information
2023
19/03/2023 Taiwan Tung Acupuncture – The digestive system and earth phase: TCM academie Nederland. For more information
25-27/05/2023 Master Tung Acupuncture – Basic course: International college of oriental Medicine (ICCOM), United Kingdom. May-June 2023. For more information
04/11/2023 Master Tung Acupuncture to treat urological diseases. Dutch TCM conference, November 2023. For more information.
15/11/2023 Master Tung Acupuncture to treat chronic lower back pain. Acupuncture Week by NVA, Holland (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Acupunctuur)
2024
02-06/01/2024 Master Tung Acupuncture – foundation course. Tulum, Mexico. For more information.
17-18/02/2024 Master Tung Acupuncture – foundation course at San Bao Chinese Medical Education Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For more information.
12-13-14/04/2024 Master Tung Acupuncture- foundation course at Lisbon TCM university, Lisbon, Portugal. For more information
13-14-15/09/2024 Master Tung Acupuncture – foundation course: International college of oriental Medicine (ICCOM), United Kingdom. For more information
2025
31/03/2025 Master Tung Acupuncture Q&A and case studies, Online. For more information
23/06/2025 Master Tung Acupuncture Q&A and case studies, Online. For more information.
03-05/10/2025 Master Tung Acupuncture – foundation course. ICOM, Brighton, United Kingdom. For more information.
25-26/10/2025 Master Tung Foundation course in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information
05-07/12/2025 Master Tung Acupuncture – foundation course & advance courses, APAMTC, Lisbon, Portugal. For more information
2026
05-07/06/2026 Master Tung’s Advanced Acupuncture Workshop: Pricking the vessels, Palm Diagnosis and VAS integration. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information.
- 10/2026-06/2027 Master Tung’s Acupuncture Comprehensive Hybrid Course. For more information.
