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Shaose (Small Intestine 1, SI1), located at the ulnar end of the little finger, in the depression one fen away from the corner of the nail. Qian Gu (SI2), located in the depression anterior to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the little finger. Hou Xi (SI3), located in the depression posterior to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the little finger. Wang Gu (SI4), located in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the wrist on the lateral aspect of the hand. Yang Gu (SI5), located in the depression below the sharp bone in the middle of the wrist on the lateral aspect of the hand. Yang Lao (SI6), located in the depression one cun above the styloid process of the ulna, belonging to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. Zhi Zheng (SI7), located five cun below the elbow on the ulnar side of the forearm; it is the Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, diverging to the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Xiao Hai (SI8), located lateral to the medial epicondyle of the humerus in the elbow, five fen from the tip of the elbow. Jian Zhen (SI9), located in the depression posterior to the shoulder, between the separation of the scapula and clavicle bones. (According to *Waitai Miyao*, it is located on the Sanjiao Meridian.)

Zhi Yin (Bladder 67, BL67), located on the lateral side of the little toe, as wide as a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Tong Gu (BL65), located in the depression anterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side of the little toe. Shu Gu (BL64), located in the depression posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side of the little toe. Jing Gu (BL64), located in the depression at the junction of red and white flesh below the prominence of the fifth metatarsal bone on the lateral aspect of the foot. Shen Mai (BL62), where the Yang Qiao Vessel originates, located in the depression below the lateral malleolus, accommodating the nail. Jin Men (BL63), located in the depression below the lateral malleolus. Also known as Guan Liang. Belongs to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Pu Shen (BL60), also known as An Ye, located in the depression below the calcaneus. Kun Lun (BL60), located in the depression above the calcaneus posterior to the lateral malleolus. Cheng Shan (BL57), also known as Yu Fu, Shang Shan, or Rou Zhu. Located in the depression between the muscle bellies below the gastrocnemius (Duichang). Fei Yang (BL58), also known as Jue Yang, located seven cun above the lateral malleolus. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, diverging to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Cheng Jin (BL56), also known as Chuanchang or Zhichang. Located in the central depression of the gastrocnemius, seven cun above the heel on the posterior aspect of the tibia. Do not needle. He Yang (BL55), located three cun below the center of the popliteal crease. Wei Zhong (BL40), located in the center of the popliteal fossa, in the arterial pulse within the crease. Wei Yang (SB39), located anterior to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian and posterior to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, emerging from the popliteal crease, between two tendons on the lateral side, six cun below Fucheng. Fu Xi (BL81), located one cun above Weiyang, accessible by extending the leg. Fu Cheng (also referred to as Roucheng or Yinguang), also known as Rou Xi, Yin Guan, or Pi Bu. Located in the transverse crease below the buttocks and upper thigh. (Another version states: in the horizontal crease below the buttocks.) Yin Men (BL37), located six cun below Roucheng.

Side-view Human Mingtang Diagram (Six Gates totaling eighty-seven bilateral acupoints)