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The Sand Therapy Center lies 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Turpan City. Every year from June to August, the two big sandhills are thickly dotted with colorful cloth sheds, parasols and tents. Under these sunshading facilities, people, lying or sitting, bury their bodies with hot sand, dripping with sweat. This is the well-known and peculiar "sand therapy of Turpan, the Flaming Prefecture". The sand therapy has at once the effects of heat therapy, magneto therapy and massage. Sand therapy is very effective at alleviating the symptoms of arthritis, rheumatism, lumbago and skin diseases.
The whitewashed building nearby is the Sand Therapy Center, consisting of treatment rooms, wards and a canteen, with medical workers for auxiliary medical treatment. Board and lodging are available in the center for patients.
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