Long Xinchen
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Long Xinchen, Male, Miao, from Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Miao Medicine (Ⅸ-15). The tradition is documented in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou. Within the regional tradition and school record of Miao Medicine in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou: Because of its precise drug selection, unique craft, safe use, and good results, this ointment has served the health of people of all ethnic groups locally and in surrounding areas for a hundred years, earning the recognition, praise, and trust of the local population. The raw materials for the bone-marrow trauma ointment mostly grow in the mountains of Qiandongnan, Guizhou. The medicinal materials produced there are numerous and of good quality; the whole formula consists of 15 native herbs, all premium wild medicinal materials among local Miao drugs, each with its own unique therapeutic effect. Miao medicine is renowned at home and abroad for treating bone injuries, a reputation rooted in the Miao medical theory and practice that "healing bones must replenish the marrow."
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Long Xinchen is anchored in the documented technical standards of Miao Medicine in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou. Within the documented technical tradition of Miao Medicine in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou: The bone-marrow trauma ointment is a specialized ointment created by the Long family, a Miao martial-arts lineage in Huilong Group, Shuli Village, Majiang County, Guizhou Province. Based on the distinctive bone-injury theories and practices of Miao medicine, it was developed to address musculoskeletal pain, fractures, and injuries from falls and blows encountered in daily life and martial-arts training. The bone-marrow trauma ointment is mainly circulated among the Miao villages of Xiasi Town and Xuanwei Town in Majiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, and later spread throughout the county and to Kaili City, Zhenyuan County, and beyond. The raw ingredients grow mainly in Majiang County and surrounding areas of Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, where the land is fertile, the vegetation dense, the ecology sound, and medicinal resources abundant, providing a reliable supply of materia medica for the formation and development of the ointment. "Unity of medicine and martial arts" is a major feature of Miao medicine, referring to the close integration of medicine and martial arts. The bone-marrow trauma ointment is composed of 15 locally grown Miao medicinal materials and addresses both injury treatment and marrow replenishment. Prepared by traditional Miao craft, it goes through special process steps including selection and processing, categorized concoctive preparation, oil-decoction extraction, staged paste formation, and mountain-spring soaking. This paste-refining technique, formed by combining Miao medical culture with distinctive craft, is applied by fumigation-washing, external application and smearing, and acupoint poulticing, so that its therapeutic effect is fully brought into play. The bone-marrow trauma ointment and its production technique are highly distinctive: first, the medicinal materials are of excellent quality. Second, it has deep foundations and outstanding efficacy. After more than a century of clinical practice across many generations, its efficacy has never waned; it is particularly effective against injuries from falls and blows, blood stasis, rheumatic pain, fractures, osteomyelitis, and other ailments. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Mending bone by nourishing marrow": Fifteen local Miao drugs make up the paste, combining injury treatment with marrow nourishment. "Sorting and graded processing": Crude drugs are sorted and processed by grade before decoction so that their actions are not cancelled out in one pot. "Oil decoction and extraction": The prepared drugs are decocted in oil to draw out the fat-soluble constituents, unlike water decoction. "Paste made in stages": The paste is built up in stages, with firing time and the order of additions marking the skill of the craft.
Mending bone by nourishing marrow
Fifteen local Miao drugs make up the paste, combining injury treatment with marrow nourishment.
Sorting and graded processing
Crude drugs are sorted and processed by grade before decoction so that their actions are not cancelled out in one pot.
Oil decoction and extraction
The prepared drugs are decocted in oil to draw out the fat-soluble constituents, unlike water decoction.
Paste made in stages
The paste is built up in stages, with firing time and the order of additions marking the skill of the craft.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Long Xinchen was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Miao Medicine, with Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Miao Medicine in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2021 (batch 5), with Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou as its declared area, and Majiang County Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Miao medicine is renowned at home and abroad for treating bone injuries, a reputation rooted in the Miao medical theory and practice that "healing bones must replenish the marrow."
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Yunian | Fenghuang, Hunan | 04-1950 | Other regional school |
| Tian Xingxiu | Huayuan, Hunan | 05-2963 | Other regional school |
| Wang Zengshi | Leishan, Guizhou | 05-2964 | Other regional school |
| Long Xinchen | Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhizhoumajiang, Guizhou | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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