For thousands of years, the meridian system has been shared by MANY Chinese arts, including: qigong acupuncture acupressure moxibustion (the burning of the mugwort herb on acupuncture points to promote healing) Chinese herbal medicine kung fu (Chinese martial arts, including tai chi) shiliao (Chinese food therapy) Taoist bedroom arts (Chinese sexual practices that promote longevity) tuina (Chinese massage therapy) die da (Chinese traumatology for bruises and breaks)