China Zhenjiuology Films

Two years ago tcmgirl2008 (www.youtube.com/user/tcmgirl2008) posted excerpts from a series of TCM clinical intrusctional videos titled "China Zhenjiuology--A Series of Video Tape [sic]".  Zhenjiuology is the study of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  She shares twelve such clips from the series and each runs between 6-8 minutes.  Unfortunately they are in no particular order and tcmgirl provides no follow up information regarding the source material for these posts, but each clip is an intriguing peek into a great visual resource of TCM practice in modern China.  The audio is a dual track Mandarin/English voice-over that can be challanging if the sound levels are not favorable to the English as is the case in one of the uploaded clips.  I've always enjoyed visiting these videos--especially now with a year of Chinese Medical study in my bag.  They have a palpable vintage quality to them reminiscent of early color Public Service films of the 1970s; but where the early PS films of the seventies were likely shot on 16mm film, these films from China have a softer degradation that can happen with only Beta or VHS and decades of shelf life and wear.  The funny things is that according to cgcmall.com where the entire thirty chapter series can be purchased lists the following in its description of the item re: production: Produced by China Association of Medicine; China Medical Audiovisual Press Deluxe edition, Meditalent Inc, Taiwan, 2004*
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*Maybe this is the copyright to this current item.  The film series itself may have been shot decades ago.  2004 could be the date of its re-issue.


Here's the official site for the promotion and sale of this 30 chapter video series:

http://www.cgcmall.com/Acupuncture_DVD_p/dv00acu30.htm

acupuncture DVD	30 courses loaded on DVDs, English and Chinese textbooks, hardcover and refined packing List Price: $999.00 Our Price: $858.00 You save $141.00!

This could be a great addition to any medical library--eastern or western.  I'm thinking now that if I can get 40 students to donate $25 then we can gift this series to the library here at SWAC Santa Fe.  Or maybe we can purchase it next year after funds have been allocated to the library committee at the start of the fiscal year.  In the mean time enjoy these excerpts from tcmgirl as well as the video introduction to each of the thirty chapters at cgcmall.com (the link above).