In Compendium of Materia Medica, there is a record that "river sand is taken in June, the scorching sun is extremely hot, and it is easy to sit in it in cold weather". In the hot and dry climate in summer, the affected part of the body is buried in sand, and the comprehensive effects of sunlight, dry heat, pressure and magnetic force are used to treat chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, hemiplegia and cervical spondylosis, and at the same time, the toxins in the body are discharged for health care.

Turpan basin is the lowest inland basin in China, which belongs to the continental desert climate, with long sunshine, high temperature, little precipitation, drought and heat, and is known as the "volcanic island". The highest temperature in summer is above 45℃, and the surface temperature of sand dunes can reach 70℃, which is very suitable for sand therapy.

There are two large sand dunes in the sand therapy center of Turpan Uygur Medical Hospital. The sand here is different from other places. The color of sand is black, which is more conducive to absorbing heat. Moreover, the sand is large and contains more than 20 kinds of trace elements.

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Turpan sand therapy

Turpan Sand Therapy Center is a sand therapy place under the Uygur Hospital in Turpan. There are fixed sand dunes, which are 8- 10 meters from the ground and can fully receive solar heat. The sand in sand dunes is rich in various minerals, which provides superior natural conditions for people who bury sand to treat diseases. The sand dunes are surrounded by green grapes and desert shrubs, which are lush.

Turpan has an average temperature of 40℃ from June to August every year, which is the best season for sand therapy, attracting many tourists to enjoy sand therapy.

In midsummer, when you are sitting in your room and blowing air conditioning, but in Turpan, Xinjiang, which is known as the "burning island", tourists are happy to bury themselves in the hot sand under the scorching sun and enjoy the pleasure of sweating like rain-this is the unique sand therapy.

Sand therapy is a traditional folk therapy of Uygur people in Turpan basin, Xinjiang, which has been widely spread for a long time. People bury bodies in hot sand to treat arthritis, lumbago and leg pain, cold and gastroenteritis.

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