Penetrating Gate (chong men), Spleen 12, 33x32, hand-dyed and batik fabric, embellished with beads and paint. The character 'chong' refers to the fact that upsurging qi passes through this major thoroughfare of the Liver, Spleen and Penetrating Vessel meridians. This Gate is located in the Qi Corridor in the groin where qi tends to stagnate.