A Female Peasant Soldier on the Paracel Islands 西沙女民兵

A postage stamp from the Cultural Revolution Period. Chairman Mao surrounded by representatives from cultures around the world. They wait to have him autograph the little red book. Click like.

Bringing “Western” medicine to the Tibetans. Traditionally the Chinese have four major types of medicine, Han Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Western. The Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian medicines are herbal-based. Today, these four types of medicine are used according to individual preferences or needs. Western medicine…