丝路文化，是指沿着丝绸之路所传播和衍生的文化，反映中国与世界各国的交流交往，体现中华民族开放包容的心态。本文从“和”字入手，介绍丝绸之路的形成和演化，中医针灸沿丝绸之路传播的历史进程，以及中医针灸在世界发展的总体情况，表明中医针灸是丝路文化的重要内容，体现丝路文化的精髓，更是增进中国与各国人文交流、促进东西方文明互鉴、建设人类命运共同体的重要载体。另一方面，尽管中西医学存在巨大差异，但均有确切疗效且目标一致。中医针灸人秉承中华文化的开放包容，博采各家众长，在针灸循证等方面取得了重大突破，努力开拓中西医和谐发展的新局面。世界针联愿做中医针灸在“一带一路”传播的使者，充分发掘中医药针灸这一传统医学宝库，为促进中医针灸健康有序发展，增进世界人民健康做出更大贡献。

TCM Acupuncture and Silk Road Culture

Silk Road culture refers to the culture spread and derived along the Silk Road, which reflects the exchanges between China and other countries in the world, and demonstrates the openness and inclusive manner of the Chinese nation. Starting with the Chinese character “和”, with many meanings including “together with” and "harmony", this paper introduces the formation and evolution of the Silk Road, the historical process of the acupuncture and moxibustion spreading along the Silk Road, and the general situation of the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in the world. It shows that acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine is an important part of the Silk Road culture, embodies the essence of the Silk Road culture, and promotes the cultural exchanges between China and other countries. It is an important carrier for the East and west civilization to learn from each other and to build the community of human destiny. On the other hand, although there are great differences between Chinese and Western medicine, they both have definite curative effect and share the common goal. By carrying out the open and inclusive features of Chinese culture and drawing on the merits of various schools of thought, professionals of acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM have made great breakthroughs in evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion, striving to achieve harmony between Chinese and Western medicines. The World Federation of acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) is willing to be the conveyer of TCM acupuncture and moxibustion along the Belt and Road, and fully explore the treasure of acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM, in which way to make greater contributions to promoting the healthy and orderly development of acupuncture and moxibustion and improving health of people in the world.