摘要
On November 16, 2010, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and added to the list as an Intangible Cultural Heritage; Cheng Xin'nong, lie Pu'ren, Guo Cheng'jie, and Zhang Jin were nominated and confirmed as the four representative inheritors of these traditional techniques.
2010年11月16日联合国教科文组织审议并通过"中医针灸"被列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录,并确认四位代表性传承人为程莘农、贺普仁、郭诚杰、张缙。2014年6月15日,世界针灸学会联合会人类非物质文化遗产中医针灸传承工作委员会"成立大会"暨"首届国际传承班(张缙教授针刺手法项目)"开班典礼在中国哈尔滨市举行。首届传承班遴选出来自世界各国的14名学员为张缙教授亲传弟子。