In ancient times, meridian networks and acupoints were used to treat illness, but researchers are only beginning to understand the effectiveness of these in diagnosing illness and examining the body.

Medical discoveries in the U.S. and France sparked further study by China into the correlation between acupoints in the ear and the treatment of disease.

After many years of research, acupuncture has now become an effective tool for healing all kinds of ailments.

A professor discusses human emotions and how they share a close and interconnected relationship with our internal organs.

Professor Fan discusses the relationship between the liver and anger and its correlation with the irritability experienced by females during menstruation.

Professor Fan discusses the relationship between thought and the digestive system and why drivers who drive long distances have gastric problems.

Professor Fan discusses grief and the lungs as well as how immense fear affects our ability to control the kidneys.

Professor Fan discusses how extreme changes in emotion can damage the "Qi" in the five viscera.

Professor Fan explains why you must anger someone to the point of tears during an argument.

Professor Fan emphasizes the importance of rules and having a good grasp of such rules in everything we do.

Professor Fan uses the process of birth and life to explain why there is never a need to fear pain.

Professor Fan tells us how we can all be content with nothingness.

Professor Fan discusses the idea of "Ren" and its importance in maintaining healthy relationships.

Professor Fan tells us how we can nurture a healthy mind and how it will improve our lives.

YK, born in Switzerland, is one of the best rappers in Beijing. His diverse and complex background in an international community that incorporated the best of both Western customs and Eastern traditions, coupled with his profound love of urban music, eventually led Young Kin to the stage.

A fruit and vegetable market is the place to shop for fresh food in China. Come check out the great variety of food on display!

Zhang Fang shows you how to do a hair bump in two minutes.

China has a large population. It also has the world's most rich and diverse natural landscape. The type of geography and climate contribute to the formation and preservation of the species. Any other country is not likely to have so many potential food ingredients.People collect, pick, dig [and] fish in order to get these gifts from the great nature. Through the seasons, we are about to see the story of man and nature behind its delicious foods.

Ji Di village is the truffle production center in Shangri-La. At three in the morning, this is already an empty village. People who have the ability to climb mountains are all out to look for the magical fungus.

Heavy rain makes the wild mushrooms quickly soar out in the wild forest. If they miss this one month in the rainy season, the truffles will have disappeared completely. In order to keep receiving gifts from nature, the villagers comply with the rules of the mountains.

Bamboo shoots are normally hidden under the mud. How do we find them? Why do Chinese cooks love this vegetable?

What are the tricks when you are digging up bamboo shoots?
The camera is now focused on Guang Xi, 1500 km away from the Zhejiang province where there is another kind of bamboo shoot growing in the hot and humid forest.

How many bamboo shoots do we know so far? Winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots, sour bamboo shoots. How are these bamboo shoots processed and cooked?

Lao Huang and his son, Shu Jiang, started building a mud kitchen to boil salt. So, what are they doing with that much salt?