The modern acupuncture and moxibustion system is developed not based on the logical continuation of the traditional system

but rather on the paradigm shift of acupuncture and moxibustion system. They (the traditional and the modern) represent two distinct systems

differing fundamentally in philosophical foundations

logical methodologies

conceptual frameworks

and practical principles of acupuncture and moxibustion. They belong to different paradigms and cannot engage in logical dialogue with one another. The core of theoretical research of traditional acupuncture and moxibustion lies not in exploring its modern essence

but in restoring its original form; whereas for the modern acupuncture and moxibustion

the core of its theoretical research is the reconstruction of the conceptual framework of acupuncture and moxibustion within the context of modern science

rather than the contemporary interpretation of meridians and meridian theory.