Li Xu and Ding Aiguo listened with heavy hearts.
Although they hadn't witnessed it themselves,
they could imagine how Traditional Chinese Medicine, and acupuncture in particular, must have struggled desperately during those turbulent years, almost to the point of extinction.
"Just at this most critical moment,"
Elder Li's tone grew impassioned. "One man stood up! With his strength alone, he turned the tide against impossible odds, propping up a collapsing pillar! With his own knowledge, he restored the name of acupuncture and saved Traditional Chinese Medicine!"
"This man was none other than the one later honored as the 'Father of the Modern Acupuncture Revival'—Mr. Cheng Dan'an!"
"Elder Cheng!" Li Xu said, his voice filled with reverence.
In the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, that name was legendary—a figure as monumental as a great mountain or a guiding star.
