Mind, Body and Spirit

Shows the role played by two barefoot doctors attached to a production brigade in Wusih County, China. Documents the responsibilities of these health care workers to treat simple injuries and illnesses, deliver babies, educate about nutrition and preventative methods, carry out propaganda campaigns, and improve sanitation. Presents Chinese medical care as an integration of eastern and western medicine, making the past serve the present to maintain the inner balance of mind and body living in harmony with the environment.

More in Human Face of China Series

  1. Mind, Body and Spirit 1978
  2. One Hundred Entertainments 1978
  3. Son of the Ocean 1978
  4. It Is Always So in the World 1979
  5. One Hundred Entertainments 1979
  6. Something For Everyone 1979
  7. Son Of The Ocean 1979

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