Are there any blind masseurs working abroad?

"Niu Zhiyuan, the owner of Niutou Massage Clinic in Nanyang City, Henan Province and a blind masseur, works in a massage company in Switzerland and recently returned to China to visit relatives." After hearing this news, the author came to the massage clinic of Jianshe Middle Road in Nanyang City and met this special masseur.

"I left the motherland in May 2004 and went to the Chinese Health Center in Switzerland to work as a Chinese massage doctor with more than a dozen blind Chinese massage therapists from Henan. This time, I came back to visit relatives with Zhang Baojun and other blind masseurs. " Niu Zhiyuan said.

The Swiss Chinese Health Center where Niu Zhiyuan and Zhang Baojun worked is located in Bern, Switzerland. It is the largest Chinese medicine massage hospital in Europe. It is jointly run by Ms. Wang Pei from China and Mr. and Mrs. Pitt from Switzerland who graduated from Beijing Massage Institute. "The company has 18 TCM masseurs from Luoyang, Nanyang, Zhengzhou and other places in Henan, accounting for 70% of the total number of the company. And these 18 Chinese medicine masseurs are almost all graduates of Henan Acupuncture and Massage School. " In a telephone interview, Ms. Wang Pei said, "Chinese medicine masseurs from Henan are generally skilled and can bear hardships. They work very well in Switzerland. "

"It is not easy for able-bodied people to work abroad. As a blind and disabled person, I can go to Switzerland to develop, which I never dreamed of. Can have today, mainly because of the magical light of Chinese medicine culture! " Niu Zhiyuan said.

Niu Zhiyuan used to be a news person in Dahe Daily-17 years old was blind because of retinal detachment, but he kept studying in Henan Acupuncture and Massage School, used what he learned to relieve the pain of patients, and also opened a massage clinic to provide jobs for more than a dozen blind masseurs. "I can go to Switzerland mainly because of Liu Cheng's recommendation. 1999 Mr. Liu Cheng accepted the employment of Swiss Chinese Health Center. A few years ago, he advised me to go to Switzerland to develop. He personally tested my massage technique and said,' Your technique is very soft and deep, and it meets the requirements.' So he took me to Beijing International Hotel for an interview. I came to Switzerland because I met the requirements of three years' graduation from Chinese massage school, certain practical experience and a doctorate or above. "

Liu Cheng, 65, said in a telephone interview: "Foreigners like physical therapy, natural therapy and green therapy, so Chinese medicine is more popular abroad, but masseurs must have certain skills and professional titles. In the past few years, I have recommended 15 students to the Swiss Chinese Health Center. "

"Foreign friends who come to the Swiss Chinese Health Center for massage are all over the world, with Switzerland, Germany, France, Britain and the United States as the most. They don't know Chinese medicine, massage, massage or acupuncture. We gave him a massage. He felt very strange and kept asking us,' I have low back pain. "How do you massage my feet and hands?" We will explain to him the theory of the connection of veins in traditional Chinese medicine, and explain massage-that is, using hands to perform various techniques on the skin, muscles and acupoints of the human body to achieve the purpose of health care and treatment. "Zhang Baojun said.

In a notebook collected by Niu Zhiyuan, there are messages from friends all over the world, all praising the skills and magical Chinese medicine culture of Chinese medicine masseurs. Niu Zhiyuan said: "Although I don't understand a word, I will cherish it forever."

"Our promotion of Chinese medicine culture in Switzerland has had a great impact in Europe. Give free clinics to local citizens every year to promote Chinese medicine culture. We also took advantage of the opportunity of holding a medical fair in Europe to expand the influence of Chinese medicine and make more and more people have a strong interest in Chinese medicine culture. " The masseur told the author, "Now, we not only treat local patients, but also hold training courses. Each of our masseurs is the instructor of the training class. At present, Chinese medicine lovers from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France and other countries have come to study. Students study very hard and always pester us to give massage, from which we can experience massage techniques. "