The first English edition of Fundamentals of Acupuncture & Moxibustion is based on the Japanese edition of this book, which was compiled by Liu Gongwang and Akira Hyodo and has been reprinted four times since its first publication in Tokyo, 1992.

In preparing the English manuscript of this book, Cao Qing translated Chapters One, Two, Four, Five and Sections I-II in Chapter Three. Guan Qisheng did the translation of Section III in Chapter Three, which was revised by Cao Qing. Liu Gongwang put Chapter Seven into English. Cao, Guan and Liu made joint efforts to translate Chapter Six into English. Wang Wei performed the manuscript typing and copying.

Liu Gongwang revised the whole English version from the viewpoints of TCM theories, clinical practice and experience of teaching western learners.

Cao, Guan and Liu had proofread all the pages of this book before it was printed.

Cao Qing contributed to the designs and readjustments of the patterns of the figures and takes in English of this book.

Zhang Yuqing compiled the indexes of this book and remade the figures, most of which originated from the Japanese edition, into English or easier ones for this English edition.