Bryan Anker (L), a student of the University of California majoring in globalization studies, practices acupuncture under the instruction of Chinese medicine doctor Du Chunqing (C) in Linfen, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 17, 2012. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a bronze acupuncture statue on Jan. 18, 2017 to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, which shows acupuncture points on the human body. According to the WHO, 103 members have given approval to the practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, with 29 having enacted special statutes on traditional medicine, and 18 having included acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in their medical insurance provisions. (Xinhua/Yan Ruipeng)
