As an analogy

aprototype of"bell-striking"is proposed in the present paper for exploring the basic properties

major elements

and potential mechanisms of acupuncture stimulation.On the strength of analysis on the physiological basis of acupuncture effect

several fundamental aspects of acupuncture are summarized as a)the body-surface stimulating characters

b)general and local effects

and c)triggering the auto-regulative function of the organism

which mimics the "bell-striking"response.Namely

when stroke

bell will chime

otherwise

chiming will not be heard.During analyzing special contents of acupuncture theory

its formative background should not be separated

and it is improper to take

modern medical theory of the human body as the guiding thinking way for researching the ancient Chinese medical literature.