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The points where the Qi of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian emerges number seventy-eight: one at each inner corner of the eyebrows (Zanzhu, BL1); entering from the hairline to the nape, three and a half cun wide, with five locations on each side, spaced three cun apart; these floating Qi points in the skin form five rows, five per row, totaling twenty-five; one on each side of the large tendon in the center of the nape (Tianzhu, BL10); one on each side of Fengfu (DU16); one at each interspace from below the spine down to the coccyx across twenty-one segments; five for each of the Back-Shu points of the Five Zang Organs; six for each of the Back-Shu points of the Six Fu Organs; and six points from Weizhong (BL40) down to the lateral side of the little toe.

The points where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian emerges number sixty-two: two at each upper angle of the head; five inside the hairline directly above the eyes; one above the anterior angle of the ear; one below the anterior angle of the ear; one below the sharp edge of the temporal hair; one at Keyuren (Shangguan, GB7) on each side; one in the depression behind the ear on each side; one at Xiaguan (ST7) on each side; one behind the jaw at Erxia Yache; one at Quepen (ST12) on each side; three cun below the axilla; one at each of the eight interspaces from the hypochondrium to the costal margin; one on each side at Bisshu (Huantiao, GB30); and six points from below the knee down to the second toe.

The points where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian emerges number sixty-eight: three on each side near the frontal hairline; one in the hollow of the nasal bone on each side; one in the bony hollow at Daying (ST5) on each side; one at Renying (ST9) on each side; one in the bony hollow outside Quepen (ST12); one between the bones in the chest; outside Jiuwei (CV15), three cun below the nipple; five on each side flanking the stomach region; three on each side flanking the umbilicus, three cun wide; three on each side two cun below the umbilicus; one at the pulsating point of Qichong (ST30) on each side; one above Futu (ST32) on each side; eight points from Sanli (ST36) down to the middle toe, located in the acupoints.

The points where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian emerges number thirty-six: one at each inner canthus; one at each outer canthus; one below the zygomatic bone on each side; one on each auricle; one in each ear; one at Jugu (SI10) on each side; one at the bony point above the axilla on each side; one in the depression above the cervical vertebrae on each side; one four cun above Tianchuang (SI16) on each side; one at Jianjie (Jianjing, GB21) on each side; one three cun below Jianjie on each side; and six points from the elbow down to the base of the little finger.

The points where the Qi of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian emerges number twenty-two: two at the lateral side of the nostrils and two at the nape; one at the bony hollow of Daying (ST5); one at the convergence of the cervical vertebrae; one at the convergence of the pectoral bones; and six points from the elbow down to the base of the index finger.

The points where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian emerges number thirty-two: one below the zygomatic bone on each side; one behind the eyebrow on each side; one at each temple angle; one behind the complete bone (Wangu); one in the center of the nape, anterior to the Foot-Taiyang meridian; one on each side of Futu (LI18); one at Jianzhen (SI9) on each side; one in the intermuscular space three cun below Jianzhen on each side; and six points from the elbow down to the base of the ring finger.

The points where the Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) emerges number twenty-eight: two in the center of the nape; eight posterior to the hairline in the midline; three in the center of the face; and fifteen points from Dazhui (DU14) down to the coccyx and its sides. This corresponds to the twenty-one vertebral segments from Dazhui downwards.

The points where the Qi of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) emerges number twenty-eight: two in the center of the throat; one in the bony depression in the center of the chest on each side; one three cun below Jiuwei (CV15); one five cun below the epigastrium; and one every 6.5 cun from the epigastrium down to Henggu (CV12), following the abdominal meridian method. One separate point at the external genitalia; one below each eye; one at the lower lip frenulum; and one at Yinjiao (CV24).

The points where the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) emerges number twenty-two: one every cun from half a cun lateral to Jiuwei (CV15) down to the umbilicus; and one every cun from five fen lateral to the umbilicus down to Henggu (CV12), following the abdominal meridian method. One at She Xia (Kidney meridian under the tongue); one at Ji Mai (Liv16) in the pubic hair region; one for the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian; one for the Yin and Yang Qiao vessels; and those emerging from the thenar and hypothenar eminences of the hands and feet, totaling three hundred and sixty-five points.

In the *Pi Bu Lun* (Treatise on Skin Regions): Fei (pronounced fèi), Quan (pronounced yǔn).
In the *Qi Xue Lun* (Treatise on Qi Acupoints): Bi (pronounced mèi), Quan (pronounced zhāi), Quan (pronounced dào).
In the *Qi Fu Lun* (Treatise on Qi Houses/Acupoints): Xin (pronounced xìn), Nie (upper character pronounced yī, lower character pronounced xǐ), Nie (upper character pronounced zhé, lower character pronounced chē), Bi (pronounced mì), HT (pronounced chóu).