The establishment of the “Acupuncture Scientific Research Alliance” aims to realize the collaborative innovation of scientific research， clinical transformation and equipment development through multidisciplinary cooperation. In the future， the research will focus on the modern interpretation of acupuncture and moxibustion theory， the systematic analysis of acupoint association atlas and functions， the exploration of systematic biological laws of acupuncture-moxibustion regulation， the quantitative study of key variables of acupuncture-moxibustion effects， the mutual transformation of achievements of clinical research and experimental research， the transformation of basic science research and diagnosis-treatment equipment of acupuncture-moxibustion related external treatment methods， etc.， so as to form a linkage mechanism of talents， platforms and technologies.

Acupuncture and moxibustion;Acupuncture and moxibustion scientific research;Interdisciplinarity cooperation;Linkage mechanism