[Brief summary on <i>GAO Shuzhong</i>'s academic thought of acupuncture and moxibustion].

The academic thought of Professor <i>GAO Shuzhong</i> on acupuncture and moxibustion is investigated systematically and summarized as 5 aspects: establishing <i>GAO </i>'s theory and methodological method of "<i>siguan santong</i>" (four gates and three opens); structuring the theory of "<i>yinyang</i>, <i>qi</i> movement, ascending and descending" pivoted at the umbilicus; deepening the laws of "stereo-layered holographic correspondence in the human body"; proposing "the method of bi-location" of acupoint systems based on meridian and collateral theories; developing the characteristic differentiation theory of acupuncture and moxibustion. These summaries reflect the unique perspective and distinctive features of Professor <i>GAO</i> <i>Shuzhong</i> on the theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, and his clinical thinking; and bring the practical significance for the discipline and academic development of acupuncture and moxibustion.