In the evening of December 3, 2017, the award ceremony for the 1^st Tiansheng Bronze Statue Award of WFAS was held in Beijing. This award is intended firstly to honor individuals and groups that have made outstanding contributions to the construction and development of WFAS, and secondly to reward individuals and groups that have made special contributions to the academic and technological development of acupuncture and moxibustion across the world. 

Award winner David P. J. Hung (the USA)

Award winner Deng Liangyue (China) 

Award winner Yukio Kurosu (Japan) (authorized representative) 

Award winner Cedric Kam Tat Cheung (Canada) 

　　Individual winners of the outstanding contribution award for the development of WFAS are David P. J. Hung (the USA), Deng Liangyue (China), Yukio Kurosu (Japan) and Cedric Kam Tat Cheung (Canada).   

Group photo of the award winning member societies

　　Award winning members societies of WFAS: Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd., Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada, China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion (CAAM), National Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Indonesia, Italian Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and TCM (AIAM), The Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (JSAM) and Korea Acupuncture-Moxibustion Association. 

　　Winner of the award for outstanding academic contribution of WFAS is Shi Xuemin (China).

Winner Shi Xuemin (China) (authorized representative) 

　　Individual winners of the special scientific and technological contribution award of WFAS include Han Jisheng (China), Zhu Bing (China), Li Yongming (America) and Claudia Witte (Germany).

Award winner Han Jisheng (China) 

Award winner Zhu Bing (China)

Award winner Li Yongming (America)

Award winner Claudia Witte (Germany) (authorized representative)

　　Group winners of this award include the research team led by Prof. Liu Baoyan and Prof. Liu Zhishun from China Academy of Medical Sciences and the research team led by Prof. Liang Fanrong from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Group winner – the research team led by Prof. Liu Baoyan and Prof. Liu Zhishun from China Academy of Medical Sciences

Group winner – the research team led by Prof. Liang Fanrong from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

　　These awards are not only intended to honor the winners' efforts and contributions to promote the international development of acupuncture and moxibustion, but also to motivate and encourage workers engaged in acupuncture and moxibustion. This award ceremony was sponsored and organized by World Acupuncture Center of TCM. 

(Composed by Liu Weihong, Yang Yuyang, Ma Ying, Liu Jin and Fan Jiashan)