The Peerless Massage Master

Chen Xiaobin was born into the turmoil of the Republic of China era. Once a performer, he later mastered a true massage technique and became a peerless massage therapist. His first love was a woman from the Nationalist secret service. Then the Japanese invasion of China tore him away from her forever. On his way home to search for his mother, he collapsed and was rescued by Liu Ying and her family. Later, he found his relatives in the county town and joined the resistance against Japan. Only after the war ended could he and his wife, Yingzi, finally settle into an ordinary life. But life flows like a river: before one wave subsides, another comes crashing in. It is his peerless massage skills that help his family survive when all hope seems lost. The story reveals the ordinary, even vulgar, sides of human nature amid everyday life, while portraying a bumpy and extraordinary existence. Chen Xiaobin’s life is miraculous and great, and the book weaves in authentic massage techniques. It is a book worth reading in every generation.