Strait Herald News (Reporter Chen Zhewen / Wen Liu Jinxing / Photo) " My wife feels much better after being massaged by Dr. Chen today, and then the doctor also taught us how to massage and physiotherapy at home, which is really careful and caring." Grandpa Xu of Xingang Community told reporters. At 9:00 am on the 15th, Dexi Traditional Chinese Medicine and Kangbo Dental jointly held a free clinic for doctors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Xingang Community, Huli Street, Xiamen City.
gathered more than ten mainland medical experts and Taiwanese doctors at the event, covering Chinese medicine, physiotherapy, massage and stomatology. A massage room was also set up on the ceiling to perform massage for those who came to consult. There was an endless stream of people visiting the clinic. After the diagnosis and treatment, they praised the doctors who participated in this free clinic and went home satisfied.
Dr. Chen Yucheng from Chiayi is the third-generation descendant of Chen's bone-setting in Taiwan. It has been four years since he came to Xiamen , and he has participated in more than ten charity clinics in the past four years. Chen Yucheng smiled and said to the reporter, "There is a special feeling of kindness to conduct free clinics in Xiamen, because we can all speak Hokkien. If we communicate in Hokkien, some medical terms are easier for the elderly to understand." . He said the physical exhaustion swept away every time he heard praise and thanks from the residents of the community.
Taiwan compatriot Cao Shengyong said in an interview with the Herald reporter that he was introduced by a friend in 2021 and came into contact with the Chinese medicine industry by chance. He hopes to promote Chinese medicine to the community through this cross-strait caring free clinic, help people understand the methods of self-conditioning and maintenance in daily life through Chinese medicine, and at the same time promote the inheritance and innovation of Chinese medicine. "We also hope that through this free clinic of Taiwanese doctors, the integration and development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will be promoted, and the exchanges and interactions between the two sides will be facilitated."
Mao Weilin, assistant director of Taiwan compatriots in Xingang Community, also assisted in guiding the diagnosis and maintaining order at the event site. He told the Herald reporter that during the Double Ninth Festival, they organized a free clinic with caring care for the elderly in the community, helping the elderly to understand how to do physical therapy at home, and giving detailed answers to various questions of the elderly. The scale of free clinic activities has been expanded to provide more community residents with medical services. In the future, he will be more active in organizing the corporate medical team of Taiwan compatriots to give back to the society.
