GV, Governing (dū) Vessel Points

• GV-1 长强 〔長強〕cháng qiáng, Long Strong
  An acupoint located in the anal cleft, midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus.

• GV-2 腰俞 〔腰俞〕yāo shù, Lumbar Transport
  An acupoint located on the posterior midline, at the sacrococcygeal joint.

• GV-3 腰阳关 〔腰陽關〕yāo yáng guān, Lumbar Yáng Pass
  An acupoint located on the lower back, inferior to the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra.

• GV-4 命门 〔命門〕mìng mén, Life Gate
  An acupoint located on the lower back, inferior to the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

• GV-5 悬枢 〔懸樞〕xuán shū, Suspended Pivot
  An acupoint located on the lower back, inferior to the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.

• GV-6 脊中 〔脊中〕jǐ zhōng, Spinal Center
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.

• GV-7 中枢 〔中樞〕zhōng shū, Central Pivot
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra.

• GV-8 筋缩 〔筋縮〕jīn suō, Sinew Contraction
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra.

• GV-9 至阳 〔至陽〕zhì yáng, Extremity of Yáng
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra.

• GV-10 灵台 〔靈台〕líng tái, Spirit Tower
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.

• GV-11 神道 〔神道〕shén dào, Spirit Path
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

• GV-12 身柱 〔身柱〕shēn zhù, Body Pillar
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra.

• GV-13 陶道 〔陶道〕táo dào, Kiln Path
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.

• GV-14 大椎 〔大椎〕dà zhuī, Great Hammer
  An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.

• GV-15 哑门 〔啞門〕yǎ mén, Mute’s Gate
  An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the neck, 0.5 cùn above the posterior hairline and 0.5 cùn below GV-16, on the midline.

• GV-16 风府 〔風府〕fēng fǔ, Wind House
  An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the neck, immediately inferior to the occipital bone on the midline.

• GV-17 脑户 〔腦戶〕nǎo hù, Brain’s Door
  An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the head, immediately superior to the external occipital protuberance (eop), 1.5 cùn above the occipital ridge, on the midline.

• GV-18 强间 〔強間〕qiáng jiān, Unyielding Space
  An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the head, 1.5 cùn above the superior border of the external occipital protuberance (eop) on the midline.

• GV-19 后顶 〔後頂〕hòu dǐng, Behind the Vertex
  An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the head, 3 cùn above the superior border of the external occipital protuberance (eop) on the midline.

• GV-20 百会 〔百會〕bǎi huì, Hundred Convergences
  An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 7 cùn above the posterior hairline and 5 cùn behind the anterior hairline on the midline.

• GV-21 前顶 〔前頂〕qián dǐng, Before the Vertex
  An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 3.5 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.

• GV-22 囟会 〔囟會〕xìn huì, Fontanel Meeting
  An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 2 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.

• GV-23 上星 〔上星〕shàng xīng, Upper Star
  An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 1 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.

• GV-24 神庭 〔神庭〕shén tíng, Spirit Court
  An acupoint located on the superior aspect of the head, 0.5 cùn within the anterior hairline on the midline.

• GV-25 素髎 〔素髎〕sù liáo, White Bone-Hole
  An acupoint located at the very tip of the nose.

• GV-26 水沟 〔水溝〕shuǐ gōu, Water Trough
  An acupoint located superior to the upper lip, in the philtrum, one third of the distance from the base of the nasal septum to the red skin of the upper lip on the midline.

• GV-27 兑端 〔兌端〕duì duān, Extremity of the Mouth
  An acupoint located on the upper lip, at the junction of the philtrum and the red skin of the lip on the midline.

• GV-28 龈交 〔齦交〕yín jiāo, Gum Intersection
  An acupoint located under the upper lip, on the maxillary gum immediately below the attachment of the frenulum.