What is the "secret" of the "popular" Chinese massage for the Asian Games?

Www.chinanews.com, Hangzhou, October 17 (Zhang Yuhuan and Guo Tianqi) Recalling the "bursting" scene of the TCM culture experience hall in the main media center during the Asian Games, Xu Li, director of the massage department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital), is still unforgettable. "It is unexpected that so many Chinese and foreign journalists like and affirm Chinese massage, which makes us Chinese medicine people proud."

The massage team of Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital serves Chinese and foreign media in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Experience Hall. Courtesy of Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital

During the Hangzhou Asian Games, in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Experience Hall hosted by Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, media people from all countries (regions) came to Hangzhou every day, and Chinese massage is the most popular experience project. Many foreign journalists have repeatedly called it "magic", wondering why TCM doctors can relieve their body pain and fatigue only by pushing, pressing, rubbing and other movements with both hands. Recently, the reporter walked into Zhongshan Hospital in Zhejiang Province to experience and uncover the "mystery" of traditional Chinese massage.

"Your left shoulder and neck are a little tense, and your neck is a little arched, which has a lot to do with the usual bow work." Walking into the massage room, Xu Li first opened the "interrogation mode" for reporters. After a lot of observation and inquiry, she kept swinging and pushing at the reporter's neck with her thumb. According to his introduction, this is called "One Finger Zen Push Method", which can directly reach the pain point and has an immediate effect.

Journalists experience massage skills. Photographed by Guo Tianqi

Next, Xu Li slightly clenched her fist and repeatedly "rolled back and forth" at the reporter's left shoulder and neck. "This is called '? Method', which can fully relax the muscles. It is a soft, powerful, rigid and soft traditional Chinese massage representative technique." Xu Li said that among journalists, shoulder and neck pain is the most common problem. "High intensity work will make journalists feel dizzy and shoulder and back distended. At this time, certain muscle relaxation is required to eliminate discomfort."

After completing the above-mentioned "sour and cool" massage, the reporter finally experienced the most comfortable "sideswipe" - a massage technique that uses the wrist to drive the side of the palm to quickly and alternately hit the affected part. As an end technique of massage therapy, "sideswipe method" can make muscles relax quickly, giving a feeling of cutting the mess with a sharp knife.

"It's so comfortable, it's really amazing!" Facing the praise of reporters, Xu Li said that many journalists learned that massage is not a simple "massage" until they experienced it. Every technique and every action has its own reason.

"In the process of massage for journalists, I will also explain the medical principles of traditional Chinese medicine massage. In fact, the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine has become increasingly close, and traditional Chinese medicine massage is also inseparable from neurobiology, anatomy, and biomechanics." Xu Li said, "I remember a journalist from Kazakhstan who kept raising his thumb after finishing the massage. After the treatment, he also used translation software to communicate with us about the principle of traditional Chinese medicine massage, saying that he would like to promote our traditional Chinese medicine culture after returning home."

She recalled that another journalist from Indonesia, who was busy in various venues every day, had a fast pace of work and aggravated insomnia, so he came to the doctor for help. Unexpectedly, during the massage treatment, the reporter naturally fell asleep. After waking up, he thanked the doctor repeatedly and wrote down his feelings on the guestbook, marveling at the charm of Chinese massage technology.

The reporter learned that the doctors stationed in the hospital have been stationed in the Chinese medicine culture experience hall since late August, and the work will continue until the end of the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. Every day, more than 100 people come to make appointments for massage experience. Doctors go to work at 9 o'clock, and the full day quota can be filled at about 10 o'clock.

The massage team of Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital serves Chinese and foreign media in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Experience Hall. Courtesy of Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital

In Xu Li's view, behind the "popularity" of Chinese massage in the Asian Games, it also represents that Chinese medicine culture is receiving more and more attention and recognition. Especially in the Internet era, the charm of traditional Chinese medicine is no longer just the word of mouth of the older generation. Many young people are also attracted by the traditional Chinese medicine culture of "keeping pace with the times".

There is an annular projection area in the Chinese medicine culture experience museum, where visitors can follow the interactive software to learn the eight section brocade of Chinese traditional health preserving skills, learn how to wrap a fragrant and refreshing sachet, know the acupoints for self health care pressing, and touch the Chinese medicine culture closely in different experience activities.

"People can know and love the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, which is an incentive for our Chinese medicine people." Xu Li mentioned that the purpose of promoting the concept of traditional Chinese medicine is to help more young people improve their sub-health status and do a good job in self health care and health care in their daily life.

"Nowadays, the pace of work and life is accelerating, and many people ignore some of the signals sent by the body. We will continue to do a good job in the promotion of Chinese medicine culture and technology in the future, let Chinese medicine go into schools, communities and other places, introduce simple and effective health preserving tips to more people, and call on everyone to do a good job in self-care work together, and be the first person responsible for their own health." Xu Li said. (End)

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