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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine: an American Doctor's Thirty Years in China

(u. S.) Edward Hume

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"Northern Union, Southern Xiangya", Xiangya Hospital has gone through a hundred years of history. This book is a memoir written in 1949 by Hu Mei, an American doctor who was one of the founders of Xiangya Medical College and Xiangya Hospital. The book records his various experiences in medical work in Hunan in the early 20th century. From the unique perspective of a Western medical worker, Dr. Hu Mei narrates to us the true situation of China's social medical culture and customs, society's views on diseases, China's attitude towards traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and the doctor-patient relationship at the beginning of the last century. It is a memoir with a unique perspective, detailed narrative, vivid and interesting.