Host:

Hello, and good morning to everyone present here, who are with the most energy and passion.

Well, someone may have a question that why I say good morning sinceit’s not in the morning when you arewatching this video.

Here is the situation, there is a Chinese saying goes: make your whole year's plans in spring, and your day's plan early in the morning.

For human beings, ourjing qi shenis the best in the morning.

So I hope you couldwatch this video with thejing qi shenin the morning to assimilate more knowledge.

Speak of jing qi shen, it is averysinicized term.

And today please allow me to introduce the interviewee,Dean Si Dongmei, the fourth-generation successor of the intangible cultural heritage Si’s Bonesetting, an energetic specialist in bonesetting.

Nice to meet you, Dean Si!

Dean Si:

Nice to meet you, too.

Host:

We are very honored to invite you to this interview.

As a graduate inTraditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), I didn’t get the chance to have a bonesettinglesson when studying massage.

So even us, asmedical students of Traditonal Chinese Medicine(TCM), still consider bonesettingas a very mystical lesson.

Here I have got a question, what are the differences and relationship between massageand bonesetting?

Dean Si:

In TCM, massage can dredge meridians; while bonesetting can unset the bones of physiological changes, like fractures or dislocation, rapidly and effectively.

Host:

After talking about the differences between massageand bonesetting, let’s move on to the detailed features of bonesetting.

Dean Si:

The medical science of our country haslong historical standing, extensive knowledge and profound scholarship.

Si’s Bonesetting and the traditional bonesetting have their own merits.

I generalize Si’s Bonesetting from years’of clinical practice.

It is a perfect integration between bonesetting handed down from my ancestors and the massagefromTCM.

With this therapy, patients suffering from cervical-shoulder and lumbodorsal paincan recoverimmediately.

And these are the features ofourSi’s Bonesetting.

Host:

I heard thatSi’s Bonesetting has applied for the intangible cultural heritage.

One thing we knew but not very well is that the application process is very complex.

So could you tell us what difficulties or problems you had been faced with during the application process?

Dean Si:

The examination and approval process of the intangible cultural heritage in our country is very strict.

Firstly, it should have a long historicalorigin like more than one hundred years.

Secondly, it should have its own features.

TheSi’s Bonesettingformulas are the very application whichareauthorized as the intangible cultural heritage.The formulasconsist of the bonesettingformula, the bonesetting plaster handed down from my ancestors, and the pills that can be used to treat the chronic severecervical-shoulder and lumbodorsal pain or rheumatism.

These are our fornulas.

During the application process, we broke downthe technique procedure into steps which can be repeated preciselyaccording to the application requirements of the intangible cultural heritage.

You know, the technique procedure handed down from my ancestors has no written records.

which means Ihad to conclude every little step based on years ofmyclinical practice.

We summarized the procedure steps systematically, and recorded them likeaneducational film.

Dean Si:

Then let ‘s talk about Si’s bonesetting secretformula,.

As we all know, the quality of the Chinesemedicine is the foundationof TCM clinic. We have to make sure the Chinesemedicine of our formula are genuine regional drug.

Which means the medicine needs to be processed and soaked repeatedly for many times before it becomes the final medical cream.

The drug stick and the honey cream also need to go through a very complex procedurebefore they can be used in clinical treatment.

What we do is to collect every single step as required, and to prove the clinical efficacyof our formulas, and then we wait for the agency’s authorization.

Host:

We can see that the process of applying for intangible cultural heritage is very difficult.

I remember that there have been a series of reports of Dean Sion The People's Daily,sohu, and some other websitesin aboutFebruary, 2016.

Among all the reporting, Iwas impressed by a word you said, which was that you were willing to provide your skills to anyone who was interested in them.

Well, Iwas curious about this, why, why would you do this? Cause Iknow that the skills are ancestral, mysteriousand priceless.

Dean Si:

That's the old saying,Ancestral things are not extraneous.

There isalsoa saying goes，the apprenticeget the secret, the master starve to death.

Our skills of treatingdisease had no access to public before, because people who were venal and eager for instant benefits would use this to make money and to deceive patients，andalsothose who didn’t learn the skill well wouldmake therapeutic errors which woulddefinitelydamage our reputation.

That’s why we didn’t pass on our skills to others who are not blood relationships.

At present, our country has placed an unprecedented emphasis on the development of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） and has introduced a series of strategic decisions to promote TCM.

As a communist party member，I had witnessed the pain of numerous patients with neck and shoulder problems, and I wondered how to follow the policy of the Belt and Roadand the Chinese Dream. Then I decided to carry forward my ancestral skills to help relieve their pain and try to make slight efforts to promote the development of TCM.

Host:

Wow, that’s awesome！I can truly feel your deep love for the patients and our country. One more question I want to ask, how do your family think of what you did？

Dean Si：

They didn’t approve of what Ididat first because skills can only be passed on to blood relationship and male only according to our family rules. After repeatedly seeking the opinions of my family, they finally accepted my strong request and agreed to carry forward our Chinese bone-setting skills in order to help more people.

Host:

That is so nice. I can feel the coming of the spring of traditional Chinese medicine，not only thanks to the national policy but also thanks to people like Dean Si who did their own efforts to help the development of TCM.

Dean Si, I’ve got another question, on account of the benefits of Chinese bone-setting，people may ask where can welearn this and what’s the relationship between this and Dr. Zhang?

Dean Si:

Itisa coincidence.

It was at theRedfriends(红友会)clubheld in Henanprovince.

Dr.Zhanginvitedme to the big party to give a speech about practical techniqueof TCM. This is how we meetat first sight.Well, we both wished that we should know each other the earlier the better.

Ido remember that there were more than 500 peoplein the conference hall. He was shocked by the TCM skills and my plan Ishowed them.

After that, Dr.Zhang strongly recommend meto cooperate with him, to spread the skills the public.

You wanna know what Ithink? Ithink Dr. Zhang’s medical examination training center is one of best in the whole nationwide, it has connects to every corner of China, so Isaid yes, of course Ishould take the chance, cooperating with Dr. Zhang to spread Si’s bonesetting, and to help spread TCM to the whole world.

Host:

It is really great.

This is a collsion between Dean Si and our Dr.Zhang, this is a collsion between TCM skill and medical training, this is also a collison between peace and love. Ihave a wish that all the clinicianwho have the same ambition would join us to carry forwardTCM.

Host:

I heard Si’s Bonesetting has a very obvious curative effect on treating Lumbar disc herniation

Couldyou introduce this to us brieflyplease?

Dean Si:

It is my pleasure. We surely have averyobvious curative effecton the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.

We have a specializeddevice to treat lumbar disc protrusion, and we have already applied for the patent of the device according to our technical characteristics.The device consists of professional treating bed, treating chair and some other specialized equipment.

And of course, we apply Si's bone-setting plaster to the paitients at the same time.

The process is like this: apply Si’s bone-setting plasterto the patients to dredgethe meridians, and then use our specialized device to reset the bone. The whole process of treatment only last for 3 to 5 minutes, and you could see the effect instantly.

Host:

If you are interested in this, today is your lucky day, because we willgivea special offerin order to give back to the community.

We are nowholding 3 terms of training, and we are going to receive 30 and 30 only students in every term of training,the training fee is 10,000 yuanper man, come and join us, you won’t regret it.

You can dial the number 4006501111at the bottom of the screenif you are interested,or you can consult teachers of our branch campus, or you can browse our taobao flagship store and the WeChat public platformto contact us. Thank you very much for your attention.

See you later.