[Discussion on the body conception of the medical scholars at the early eras based on the description of meridians in bamboo slip and silk medical books].

In the paper, the basic situation and description of meridians are introduced on () and () unearthed from Mawangdui, () from Zhangjiashan, the lacquer figure from Shuangbaoshan, the lacquer figure as well as () unearthed from Laoguanshan. By analyzing the differences of the records of the aforementioned unearthed literature and the meridians described on the excavated lacquer figures in comparison with the "twelve meridians" in ( '), it is viewed that the development of meridian system, from "eleven meridians" to "twelve meridians", from "independent flowing line" to the circular motion channel as "endless cycling", is influenced by the symbolic model of image numerology of "6 for the Heaven and 5 for the Earth" and the law of the reciprocal change of and . The description of meridians by the medical scholars at the early eras are based on various kinds of practices, such as clinical diagnosis and treatment, and . Hence, the construction of the knowledge system of meridians is affected by the symbol model of image numerology.