Some scholars believe that the ancient Chinese physicians found meridian phenomena on the basis of pulse-feeling diagnosis.But the authors of the present paper don't think so

and that the relationship between the discovery of meridian phenomena and pulse-feeling diagnosis is not so simple.In the present paper

the authors analyze their correlation from the follo-wing 6 points.1) In ancient China

the difference between the pulse-feeling locations on the human body and the number of clinical disorders is huge

which is very difficult to make them to be corresponding.2) Shenmen(HT 7)

one acupoint of the Heart Meri-dian of Hand-Shaoyin and one of the positions for pulse-feeling diagnosis

is not identical to the running course of meridians described in the early historic stage of China.3) Taking the corresponding correlation between the upper-lower parts of the Meridian of Hand-Yangming to make a deduction on other meridians is definitely jug-handled.4) It is logically unreasonable to demonstrate the relationship between the meridian and pulse-feeling diagnosis by taking the Luomai(collaterals of meridian) as the example.5) The running pathways of the Eight Extra-meridians which also belong to the meridian system are not identical to the regularities of "Biao" "Ben" pulses.6) In the ethnic traditional medicine

there exists an upper-lower corresponding pulse diagnosis

but

no similar text descriptions have been found in the medical works on meridians.Therefore

the meridian system is not found by means of pulse-feeling diagnosis

and rather

the meridian theory promotes the development of pulse-feeling diagnosis in clinical practice.