Overseas Chinese flee Vietnam for China in 1979

Around 200,000 overseas Chinese left Vietnam fro China in 1979. They went to Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hainan to 196 work units. Source

November 9, 2015

Giving a miner an X-ray in 1954

峰峰矿区磁山铁矿医院 Source

November 2, 2015

Child-bearing women line up to receive a physical examination in 1976

1976年12月，临潼县相桥公社为生育妇女检查身体任永健摄 Source

October 26, 2015

People line up for cholera vaccines in Taipei in 1972

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October 23, 2015

A women’s health class in 1955

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October 2, 2015

The Chinese Red Cross takes an injured steel factory worker to the hospital in 1960

This laborer worked at Ma'anshan Steel in Anhui. This picture is striking, because a huge number of people died in Anhui during the Great Leap Famine, and 1960 was one of the worst years. This picture also raises questions about the practice of medicine during the Great Leap Famine. What did medical staff do during the famine?... Continue Reading →