Foreign envoys visit Massage Hospital Beijing on Tuesday, the 41st White Cane Safety Day.

Tuina helps brighten life for visually challenged

By Li Lei | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-16 08:57

Foreign envoys visit Massage Hospital Beijing on Tuesday, the 41st White Cane Safety Day. ZOU

Wang Hailong plunged into despair upon completing his studies at a financial college in Hunan province during the 1990s. Born with a congenital eye condition, the accounting student witnessed a significant deterioration in his eyesight throughout his academic journey.

In the latter part of his college years, he had to use a magnifying glass to read.

"By the time of my graduation, my vision had deteriorated to the extent that I could only perceive light, and I was uncertain about my future," Wang, a chief therapist at Massage Hospital Beijing, told a gathering in the capital on Tuesday.

Assisted by the local disabled persons' federation, Wang was among tens of thousands of blind and visually impaired individuals in China who transcended their physical limitations by entering the field of medical massage, known as tuina in traditional Chinese medicine, creating a meaningful career path for themselves.

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