The Chest region contains 32 acupuncture points (meridians: CV, GB, KI, LR, LU, PC, SP, ST). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| CV15 Jiuwei | Jiuwei | On the anterior midline of the upper abdomen, in the depression just inferior to the tip of the xiphoid process. This is described as 0.5… |
| CV16 Zhongting | Central Courtyard | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression on the body of the sternum, 1.6 cun inferior to CV-17 (Shanzhong). This point is… |
| CV17 Shanzhong | Shanzhong | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression level with the fourth intercostal space, midway between the nipples. It is also… |
| CV18 Yutang | Jade Hall | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression on the sternum at the level of the 3rd intercostal space, 1.6 cun inferior to CV19… |
| CV19 Zigong | Purple Palace | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression on the sternum at the level of the 2nd intercostal space, 1.6 cun inferior to Huagai… |
| CV20 Huagai | Magnificent Canopy | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression 1 cun inferior to CV21 (Xuanji), at the level of the first intercostal space. |
| CV21 Xuanji | Xuanji | On the anterior midline of the chest, in a depression on the manubrium of the sternum, 1 cun inferior to CV22 (Tiantu). |
| GB22 Yuanye | Abyss of Fluid | In the lateral thoracic region, in the fourth intercostal space, on the midaxillary line. Traditionally about 3 cun inferior to the apex of… |
| GB23 Zhejin | Flank Sinews | On the lateral aspect of the chest, in the 4th intercostal space, 1 cun anterior to the mid-axillary line, about 3 cun inferior to the apex… |
| KI22 Bùláng | Step Corridor | On the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline (Ren Mai). |
| KI23 Shénfēng | Shénfēng | On the chest, in the fourth intercostal space (1.6 cun inferior to KI24 Lingxu), 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline (Ren Mai). |
| KI24 Língxū | Língxū | On the chest, in the third intercostal space (1.6 cun inferior to KI25 Shencang), 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline (Ren Mai). This… |
| KI25 Shencang | Spirit Storehouse | On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline (Ren Mai). |
| KI26 Yùzhōng | Yùzhōng | On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the midline. |
| KI27 Shúfǔ | Shu Mansion | In the anterior thoracic region, just inferior to the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the anterior median line. |
| LR14 Qī Mén | Qī Mén | On the chest, directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
| LU1 Zhongfu | Zhongfu | On the upper chest, at the level of the first intercostal space, lateral to the infraclavicular fossa (about 1 cun inferior to LU2 Yunmen),… |
| LU2 Yunmen | Cloud Gate | On the upper chest, in a depression below the lateral end of the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline. The point is located in… |
| PC1 Tianchi | Celestial Pool | In the anterior thoracic region, in the fourth intercostal space, 5 cun lateral to the anterior median line. |
| SP17 Shidou | Food Cavity | On the lateral chest, in the fifth intercostal space (1.6 cun inferior to SP18 Tianxi), 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline. It is best… |
| SP18 Tianxi | Celestial Stream | In the anterior thoracic region, in the fourth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior median line. |
| SP19 Xiongxiang | Xiongxiang | On the anterior chest, in the third intercostal space (1.6 cun inferior to SP20 Zhourong), 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline. The point… |
| SP20 Zhōuróng | Zhōuróng | On the upper chest, in a depression in the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior… |
| SP21 Dabao | Great Wrapping | In the lateral thoracic region, in the sixth intercostal space, on the midaxillary line. Classical texts place it about 6 cun inferior to… |
| ST12 Quēpén | Empty Basin | In the prominent depression located directly superior to the midpoint of the clavicle (supraclavicular fossa), 4 cun lateral to the… |
| ST13 Qihu | Qihu | On the upper chest, in the depression directly below the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
| ST14 Kufang | Kufang | On the upper chest, in the first intercostal space (directly inferior to ST13 Qihu, which lies just below the clavicle), 4 cun lateral to… |
| ST15 Wuyi | Wuyi | On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to… |
| ST16 Yingchuang | Yingchuang | On the chest, in the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
| ST17 Ruzhong | Ruzhong | Located at the center of the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
| ST18 Rǔgēn | Rǔgēn | On the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, directly inferior to the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. This point is located… |
| ST19 Bùróng | Not Contained, or Not Tolerated | On the upper abdomen, 6 cun superior to the centre of the umbilicus (level with the Conception Vessel point CV14 Juque), 2 cun lateral to… |
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The Chest region of the atlas lists 32 points: CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, CV21, GB22, GB23, KI22, KI23, KI24, KI25, KI26, KI27, LR14, LU1, LU2, PC1, SP17 ….
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.