China: Pediatric 'tuina' hand massage diagram, Chinese woodcut, mid-Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), reproduced in Youke San Zhong ('Three volumes of Paediatrics'), c. 1940

Massage in Chinese Traditional Medicine is known as An Mo (pressing and rubbing) or Qigong Massage, and is the foundation of Japan's Anma massage. Categories include Pu Tong An Mo (general massage), Tui Na An Mo (pushing and grasping massage), Dian Xue An Mo (cavity pressing massage), and Qi An Mo (energy massage).

Tui na focuses on pushing, stretching, and kneading muscles, and Zhi Ya focuses on pinching and pressing at acupressure points. Technique such as friction and vibration are used as well.

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