Abstract: Being a quite special philosophical idea in traditional Chinese culture, “harmony” has become one of Chinese nation’s inherent values and loft ideals. The traditional Chinese medical studies, emerging from traditional culture, all penetrate the idea of “harmony”, which finds expression in harmony of life and spirit, harmony of various parts within human body, and harmony of human beings and nature. The loss of harmony is a fundamental cause for disease, and the target of treatment aims at harmony. All these doctrines have developed into a complete system and become key principles of traditional Chinese medicine.

Key words: traditional Chinese medicine, harmony, balance