Chinanews, Guangzhou, July 24 - According to Nanfang Daily, acupuncture has become a very popular therapy in 140 countries and regions in the world nowadays.The information was released by Fu Wenbing, the director of Guangdong Provincial Association of Acupuncture. In fact, many acupuncturists in the world are from Guangdong."Though it is still hard for Westerners to accept traditional Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture has won widespread popularity in the Western countries," said Fu. Currently, acupuncture has become a regular course in many medical colleges and universities. In many developed countries, acupuncture has become a formal part of the social security system. For example, there are 100 thousand acupuncturists and massagists in Japan. In Tokyo alone, 29% of the population have acupuncture therapy experience. In Germany, more than 2 million people every year visits TCM clinics, 80% of them for acupuncture therapy.