To summarize the clinical experience of Professor YAN Huimin in pattern identification and treatment for chest tightness variant asthma in children with the method of regulating

qi

movement. It is believed that children's chest tightness variant asthma is mainly located in lungs and involves liver and spleen， and the core mechanism of the disease is disturbance of

qi

movement. On the basis of regulating

qi

， syndrome differentiation and treatment is conducted： for pattern of lung

qi

deficiency and cold， phlegm-fluid retention， the treatment is appropriate to tonify the lung and benefit

qi

， and warm phlegm-fluid， which commonly used in modified

Yupingfeng Powder

（玉屏风散） and

Xiaoqinglong Decoction

（小青龙汤）； for pattern of phlegm and

qi

binding constraint， the treatment is appropriate to soothe the liver and resolve constraint， and dissolve phlegm and dissipate masses， which commonly used in modified

Banxia Houpo Decoction

（半夏厚朴汤） and

Jinlingzi Powder

（金铃子散）； for pattern of

qi

deficiency and blood stasis， the treatment is appropriate to tonify the deficiency to reinforce healthy

qi

， and move

qi

to invigorate blood， which commonly used in modified

Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction

（血府逐瘀汤）. It is emphasised that during the treatment process， the developmental dynamics of the disease should be grasped， patterns and treat should be identified， and special attention to the changes of

qi

movement should be paid.