RESUMO
Professor ZHANG Yongshu, who studied from professor LIU Zhangjie, is a famous acupuncturist in Quanzhou of Southern Fujian. The publications authored by professor ZHANG Yongshu were collected in this study to summarize his academic characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion. The result indicated he highly valued the regulation of yang qi, and established the theory of "developing yang to nourish yin", which proposes to develop yang qi to achieve the effect of culturing yin; he summarized eight methods to regulate the governor vessel and conception vessel, which can condition the body's yin and yang; he paid attention to moxibustion therapy and its dosage, and made the best of direct moxibustion. In addition, he focused on meridian theory with effective application of meridian syndrome differentiation; in clinical treatment, he regulated the hand-yangming meridian to treat diseases by nourishing yang, generating yin and regulating fu.