The famous and mythical Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, would have been living 5.000 years ago. Is book, the Nei Jing, is seen as the foundation of acupuncture philosophy and principles. Those who are acquainted with a translated version know that this book is play of questions and answers between the Yellow Emperor and its court physicians.
Huang Di was the first one that collected all the knowledge and founded in a book, the Nei Jing. Huang Di was preceded by a less known Emperor, Fu Xi. The basic principles, applied in modern days by acupuncturists, are developed by Fu Xi.