Dr Norman Bethune (白求恩) operating on an injured soldier in the Songyan Kou model ward, Wutai
Collection
Identifier
ML02-d008
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML02-d008. Photograph by Sha Fei. On the left is Ye Qingshan, Minister of Health of Jinchaji military area. Henry Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon who supported the Chinese Communist Party’s Eighth Route Army from January 1938 until he died of blood poisoning on 12 November 1939. Bethune brought modern medicine to rural China and established training for doctors, nurses and orderlies. He is celebrated and honoured in China and Canada. Translation of the caption in Chinese on the back of the print (白求恩大夫在给伤员施手术): 'Dr Bethune operating on a patient'.
Caption on photograph
白求恩大夫在给伤员施手术
