Acupuncture in china: is acupuncture for real or fake.. true. false. yes. no real. hoax.?

Understand that Ch'i is essentially the basis of a Chinese philosophy, which is to say a Chinese way of looking at things. Acupuncture, which is explained with Ch'i, has literally been practiced in China for hundreds of years. Kung Fu is also -- a descendent of Ch'i Gong. Both work well enough.