Zhenggu

Zhenggu ( Chinese 正骨 , Pinyin zhènggǔ , English bonesetting ) is a term from traditional Chinese medicine that describes the reduction of broken and dislocated bones.

The traditional Chinese medicine ( 中医正骨疗法 , Zhongyi zhenggu liaofa ) treatments for straightening broken and dislocated bones are on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China (No. 445).

In the extension to the first list (see sources: Wikisource) the following traditions are distinguished:

Places where the tradition of Zhenggu is alive are:

Huguosi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital ( Beijing ) (Beiing shi Huoguosi zhongyi yiyuan 北京市护国寺中医医院)
District Chaoyang ( Beijing )北京市朝阳区
Huangpu District ( Shanghai ) 上海市黄浦区
Luoyang ( Henan Province ) 河南省洛阳市
Shenzhen ( Guangdong Province ) 广东省深圳市

The Zhenggu Hospital ( Zhenggu yiyuan ), which looks back on over 200 years of tradition, is located in Luoyang ( Henan Province ) .

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Wikisource: Di-yi pi guojiaji feiwuzhi wenhua yichan minglu - Sources and full texts (Chinese)

- First list (serial no. 1-518)

Wikisource: Di-yi pi guojiaji feiwuzhi wenhua yichan kuozhan xiangmu minglu - Sources and full texts (Chinese)

- 147 extensions to the first list