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[2026 南通市海门区模拟]As time goes by, traditional therapies are witnessing a comeback. Gua sha, an ancient Chinese healing skill, has become more and more popular because it
1.
offers
(offer) all kinds of benefits to modern health seekers.
Many people once 2.
weighed
(weigh) themselves regularly and found that gua sha helped them find healthy ways to stay in shape. On a social media platform, a before-and-after video of gua sha has been viewed more than 11.8 million times. Meanwhile, influencers 3.
have started
(start) to share their gua sha routines on some other media apps in recent years, attracting growing attention from global audiences. Even the 4.
wealthiest
(wealth) people in the world are now using gua sha to keep healthy and beautiful. Moreover, Western beauty stores and popular stars have followed this fashion and started practising gua sha or 5.
selling
(sell) its tools.
Gua sha 6.
has been practised
(practise) in China for a long time. Usually it helps reduce muscle pain and improve blood circulation. At first, it was used on the body, like arms and legs. However, nowadays, it's 7.
widely
(wide) used to improve the facial skin health. The treatment uses a smooth tool to gently scrape(刮) parts of the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), this can help energy and blood flow well.
Gua sha, also working as a cultural therapy, now has quickly found its way to the West, especially among 8.
tourists
(tour) visiting China, because it can help 9.
themselves
(they) keep healthy. Undoubtedly, promoting TCM therapies could be a much-needed chance for others
10.
to learn
(learn) more about Chinese culture.
