PICTURE CHINA

Medicine Street

October 22nd, 2006 | Category: Rural China, Minority Groups, Southern China

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In the backstreets of the Chong An market there is an entire areas dedicated to medicine and dentistry. Some villagers come for traditional Chinese medicine such as herbal remedies, cupping and acupuncture while others come to have an old tooth pulled or have a new set made. Far from the sterile hospitals or modern traditional medicine clinics in China’s large cities, this brand of medicine is practiced out on the streets for all to see.

4 Comments so far

  1. Phyllis Eckstein October 24th, 2006 6:44 am

    Street medicine makes it accessable for all but does it make you feel confident about the health care? Is the health care free or at little cost? Is there such a thing as health care insurance?
    Phyllis

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  3. Mario September 28th, 2008 2:52 pm

    Very good street photography, show the human side of China, and different cultures evolve, also show us how fragile life is. nice work!

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