In order to understand the characteristics of the theory of liver corresponding to wood

this article adopts the archaeology of knowledge method

puts liver and wood into the philosophic framework of Jin and Tang dynasties

and focuses on the objects of wood and liver

as well as the relationship between these two concepts. The authors believe that

in Jin and Tang dynasties

characteristics of the theory of liver corresponding to wood mainly manifest as "following tradition obstinately"and "suspecting tradition". These mean that

the theory and content are unified

while there are crisis in the theoretical frame. To be specific

on one hand

the theory of liver corresponding to wood became the authentic theory

in which secular power had an important role; on the other hand

there was paradigmatic crisis in the theory of liver corresponding to wood

but the paradigmatic conversion had not been completed.It has the positive meaning to clarify the characteristics of the theory of liver corresponding to wood

both for the research of the theory of liver visceral manifestation and Chinese medicine theory of visceral manifestation

and for the research of modern Chinese medicine theory.