Xi’an North Hospital
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Xian North Hospital was founded in 1958. After 50 years development, now it is a general hospital providing medical and surgical care, emergency care, rehabilitation, preventive health care and scientific research. It is a teaching hospital of No.4 Military Medical University.
The North Hospital is situated in the eastern part of Xi’an with very convenient public transportation system. The hospital has 429 staff, includes 57 senior professional, 10 tutors of postgraduates. With 310 beds, we serve about 200.000 outpatients and 10.000 inpatients annually.
There are 15 clinical and medical departments, 12 functional departments in the hospital. The departments of Cardiac Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics have developed their own professional characteristics and enjoy an excellent reputation in western China.
The hospital possesses 156 pieces of advanced equipment, including CT, ECT, X-knife, DSA, hemodialysis set, ICU and CCU monitoring system.
Xi’an North Hospital is guided by the principles of acquiring the most talented and qualified personnel, and by providing better medical service to 500,000 people in this region.
Shaanxi No. 10 Textile Factory Middle School
Shaanxi No.10 Textile Factory Middle School is situated in the western part of Xi’an. It was built in 1970s for the workers’ children. After 50 years development, the school now has over 1500 students, half of them are from the factory, the other half are from the villages nearby. There are more than 100 teachers, most of them graduated from Shaanxi Teacher Educator University.
Guilin
Guilin should be never missed in a tour of China! The stunning landscape in which the city is situated has a kind of magic that is all its own. The strangely shaped hills, or karsts, with the verdant vegetation ranging from bamboo to conifers together with wonderful caves make Guilin such an attraction for tourists. What’s more are its wide diversity of minority cultures and huge coverage of rural land!
Foot Massage
Among China's trendsetters, the power lunch is out and the power massage is in.
An increasing number of power brokers and business people in the Chinese mainland are negotiating, and finalizing, deals over one-hour, Chinese-style foot massages which aficionados believe have almost-magical healing power and traditional Chinese medicine.
“If you care about my health, you'd better entertain me with foot washing, not a feast," has become one of the most common phrases heard in many Chinese cities.
Of course, the foot washing is quite different from the way people wash their feet at home.
In essence, it is a foot massage with traditional Chinese characteristics. It helps people relax, it improves their bodies and helps treat diseases.
The massage begins with the dunking of the feet into a wooden barrel containing a liquid medicine blended from some kinds of Chinese herbal medicine.
The heated medicine warms the feet, which causes the person's body to sweat. Usually, a masseuse serves men customers while a masseur serves women clients.
After the customer's feet have been cleaned, the masseur or masseuse spreads a thick layer of lotion on the feet and calves, and then rubs and kneads every point of the soles.
Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine suggest there are 62 reflection points, which correspond with different parts of the body, on the soles of the feet.
Since the feet are the furthest part of the body from the heart, acid metabolizes in the blood, which causes unused calcium and other organic substances to settle on the feet, where they form tiny air bubbles and nuggets。
Applying pressure on the points will help remove harmful matter. It is also a good way to prevent illness.
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