| Baihui (GV20) | The midpoint of the connecting line between the auricular apices | 3 cm deep oblique insertion toward nose |
| Xin Shu (BL15) | In the upper back region, at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra (T5), 1.5 B-cun lateral to the posterior median line | 3 cm deep perpendicular insertion and both sides |
| Gan Shu (BL18) | In the upper back region, at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra (T9), 1.5 B-cun lateral to the posterior median line | 3 cm deep perpendicular insertion and both sides |
| Fenglong (ST40) | On the anterolateral aspect of the leg, lateral border of the tibialis anterior muscle, 8 B-cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus | 3 cm deep perpendicular insertion and both sides |
| Dazhui (GV14) | In the posterior region of the neck, in the depression inferior to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra (C7), on the posterior median line | 3 cm deep perpendicular insertion |
| Yanglingquan (GB34) | On the fibular aspect of the leg, in the depression anterior and distal to the head of the fibula | 3 cm deep perpendicular insertion and both sides |