Longhua Hospital affiliated Shanghai University ofTraditional Chinese Medicine founded in July 1960, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the four oldest TCM clinical centers in China. For over 50 years, Longhua Hospital has been dedicated to development of TCM and is known nationwidely for outstanding patient care provided by its physicians and staff.

 With the distinguishing feature and prominent advantage of TCM, Longhua Hospital serves as a famous Traditional Chinese Medical center that combines health care, education, and scientific research. It is regarded as an exemplary national model TCM hospital and is categorized as Shanghai grade III level A hospital. Longhua Hospital has won the prize of Shanghai Civilization Unit for 11 times until 2007；Longhua Hospital was awarded the national health system advanced collectives. In 2008, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine  identified it as national TCM Clinical Research Base.

In 2009, it became one of the ministry of education Yangtze river scholars program distinguished professor positioned units.  In 2012, the ranking evaluation, Longhua Hospital took the first place among all TCM hospitals of China. Longhua Hospital provides over 2.5 million outpatient consultations and discharge 32,000 inpatients annually. Longhua Hospital has 3 state-level key disciplines and specialties, 9 key specialties of State Administration of TCM, 12 key specialties, 8 Shanghai advantage specialties,2 Shanghai clinical medicine centers, 28 supervisors of Academic Succession of Famed Experienced TCM Doctors, 21 Shanghai Famed TCM doctors and 36 doctoral supervisors, one chief scientist of National 973 program.

Acupuncture Department

Acupuncture Department, founded in 1960, is one of the four earliest departments in Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In the past 50 years, acupuncture clinic is dedicated to treat the patients in the multidisciplinary care using well-skilled traditional techniques, such as manual acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, acupoint injection, acupotomy and herbal medicine. She is dedicated to the advancement of acupuncture and modern TCM by undertaking research into its principles and techniques; and the ongoing education for postgraduate and PhD study and clinical training for students and internal students/doctors to become competent in acupuncture and TCM diagnostic and treatment techniques. There are 25 doctors in Acupuncture clinic, among whom 15 are senior specialist, have international clinical experience. Acupuncture clinic of Longhua Hospital is one of the biggest acupuncture health care centers, and the biggest World Health Organization international acupuncture clinical training centers in China. 

Lu’s acupuncture therapy

Lu’s acupuncture therapy is created by LU Shouyan and his wife Zhu Rugong who are the famous acupuncturists in Shanghai during the 20th century. In 2010’s, LU’s acupuncture therapy is admitted to the third list of National cultural heritage. In July 2012, Lu’s acupuncture center set up in Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM, and based on the acupuncture department clinic. Professor Lu Yanyao is the director of the center, who is Lu shouyan and Zhu rugong’s daughter. Lu’s acupuncture therapy is good at using Warm needle and herb cake-partitioned moxibustion.