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CHINA - CIRCA 1900: Traditional medicine in China - Hospital of Traditional Medicine Houhai. At the institute, most of the masseurs are blind. According to Yang Jin Tu, chief physician of the hospital, "the sense of sight is not necessary for the masseur. Instead, blindness sharpens the sense of touch of the masseur and makes it more subtle. "The Chinese massage technique consists of pressure along the meridians at specific points, thus regulating the flow of vital energy (qi), which causes profound repercussions on the well being physically, emotionally and even spiritually. Hospital of Traditional Medicine Houhai. At the institute, most of the masseurs are blind. According to Yang Jin Tu, chief physician of the hospital, "the sense of sight is not necessary for the masseur. Instead, blindness sharpens the sense of touch of the masseur and makes it more subtle. "The Chinese massage technique consists of pressure along the meridians at specific points, thus regulating the flow of vital energy (qi), which causes profound repercussions on the well being physically, emotionally and even spiritually. (Photo by Herve BRUHAT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
CHINA - CIRCA 1900: Traditional medicine in China - Hospital of Traditional Medicine Houhai. At the institute, most of the masseurs are blind. According to Yang Jin Tu, chief physician of the hospital, "the sense of sight is not necessary for the masseur. Instead, blindness sharpens the sense of touch of the masseur and makes it more subtle. "The Chinese massage technique consists of pressure along the meridians at specific points, thus regulating the flow of vital energy (qi), which causes profound repercussions on the well being physically, emotionally and even spiritually. Hospital of Traditional Medicine Houhai. At the institute, most of the masseurs are blind. According to Yang Jin Tu, chief physician of the hospital, "the sense of sight is not necessary for the masseur. Instead, blindness sharpens the sense of touch of the masseur and makes it more subtle. "The Chinese massage technique consists of pressure along the meridians at specific points, thus regulating the flow of vital energy (qi), which causes profound repercussions on the well being physically, emotionally and even spiritually. (Photo by Herve BRUHAT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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