Category Hebei Province

The Blessing of the Lion A Tale of Traditional Healing in a Rural Village. The narrator recalls a time when they were a child and got sick. Their grandfather, who used to be a doctor, took care of them. One night, a pregnant woman in the village needed medical attention, and the grandfather delivered her baby. After the delivery, the narrator fell ill and was believed to be possessed by something brought in from the outside. A psychic performed an exorcism, but it didn’t work. As a last resort, ‘the Lion’ was brought to bless the narrator, and they were completely healed the next day. The family believed that it was ‘the Lion’s blessing’ that had cured the narrator, highlighting the power of belief.