Walking in the towns around Turpan, you will see people in twos and threes, wearing sunglasses, hats, and holding large parasols walking on the road. Follow their footsteps and walk into the Uighur village of Shanghu Village, Yaer Town. The sand therapy center of the medical hospital, here, there are large and small colorful parasols all over the sand, and I saw people under the umbrellas buried their whole bodies in the sand, and some people buried their legs in the sand...
It turns out that people who prefer volcanic activities come for sand therapy.
The editor learned that sand therapy, also known as sand bath, is the abbreviation of buried sand therapy. It is a new therapy in the current international fitness and treatment trend. It is a cultural heritage of the Uyghur nation. part. As early as 2014, sand therapy has become a national intangible cultural heritage.
Why is sand therapy in Turpan so popular? It turns out that the desert sand here contains: calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, selenium, zinc, strontium and other trace elements and rich magnetite minerals. Magnetite minerals are irradiated by the sun to generate a magnetic field to act on the human body, and synergize with trace elements to become a comprehensive therapy integrating magnetic therapy, heat therapy, phototherapy and massage, which can treat fatigue, limb aches, chronic low back pain, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.
Li Shizhen, a medical expert in the Ming Dynasty, talked about this therapy in "Compendium of Materia Medica", and believed that "take sand in June, the scorching sun makes it extremely hot, sit in it, and the cold will be easy." Temperature, that is to say, the body can stop sweating.
Zhong Zhaorong, a tourist at the sand therapy center, said: "I came from the Tacheng area, and my body was quite cold. Chinese medicine suggested that you go to Turpan for sand therapy, so I came here!" Some tourists also said: "It turns out that the shoulder I can’t even lift it up, but now my shoulders can move freely. I will continue to come next year!” There are also tourists in the sand therapy center who have buried sand here for 20 years.
Keram Abdu, Chief Physician of Uyghur Medical Hospital, said: "Since June, we have received more than 2,000 patients, mainly rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc. The method of burying sand It's not the same, and the number of days of treatment is also different."
According to statistics, nearly 300,000 tourists come to Turpan for sand therapy every year. The increase in sand therapy tourists has also opened up new channels for the surrounding villagers to increase their income. Someone opened a hotel in their own courtyard. The hotel has complete facilities, and every peak season, the rooms are quickly booked out. In addition to the time of sand therapy, tourists will also gather in the courtyard of the hotel to sing and dance. In this way, the surrounding villagers can earn 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year.
In 2015, Turpan City launched the "Sand Therapy Town" construction project to comprehensively renovate and upgrade Shanghu Village, Yaer Town, Gaochang District, where the Sand Therapy Center of Turpan Uyghur Medical Hospital is located. Today, nearly 153 households in this village have opened family-style hotels to provide tourists with better accommodation, catering and entertainment.
