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"Ba Guan" treatment in Tibet

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starlagurl	Apr 16 2008, 10:06 AM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I was just cruising the travel blogs and came across this horrifying "fire cupping" treatment a backpacker got in Tibet... Apparently, some people believe that if you put burning cups onto your back, it will help get rid of toxins and provide a relaxing experience... It will also leave visible marks on your back for three weeks! Wow...anybody ever done something like this before? Or gotten more than they bargained for in a spa treatment? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

zoezhou	Apr 18 2008, 02:55 AM Post #2
Unregistered	Yes, it’s also called"Ba Huo Guan”, it is know for many Chinese people .I think it's very useful to relax one's body, or sometimes it can even get rid of the ills. My parents often do this to Eliminate their tire. More info about the tradition things of China you may check www.travelevery.com

starlagurl	Apr 18 2008, 12:37 PM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Have you ever done that? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

kyliehowell	Nov 7 2008, 10:00 AM Post #4
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 18-October 08 Member No.: 251824	buddy i appreciate what u did ................. i have done lil' CRAZY i had cut my hand & written my girl friends name to show that how much i love her .................. but poor me, she ditched me !!! ANYWAZ those scarves still reminds me my CRAZY LOVE FOR HER !!!!!!!

starlagurl	Nov 7 2008, 11:30 AM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Um...what are you talking about? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

shangguan	Mar 2 2009, 04:28 AM Post #6
Pathfinder Group: Local Expert Posts: 480 Joined: 2-November 08 From: Guilin, Guangxi Member No.: 255321	I'm not sure what cutting a girlfriends name into your hand has to do with the topic, but whatever. What the guy in the blog wrote about is called "cupping" and I have had it done many times. It is not painful and the cups are not on fire. What the doctor does is take a specially made cup (they're made of glass now, but were originally bamboo), light a piece of paper and drop it into the cup than stick it to your back, or leg, or wherever the ailment is. It works like the boiled egg into the milk bottle that we did in high school science class. The smoking paper creates a vacuum which sticks the cup onto your back. It doesn't hurt, but it does leave funny looking hickeys all over your back. I don't know how it works, but it really does seem to. I have been having muscle problems for years and the cupping really helps a lot. I have it done every few months. -------------------- Scott Shangguan www.accesschinatravel.com www.Chinese-Tea-Culture.com

starlagurl	Mar 2 2009, 09:57 AM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	What kind of muscle treatment are you getting? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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