Red Wall Doctors: My Personal Experience with the History of Zhongnanhai

Author: Wang Fan / Dongping
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Publish Date: 2005-12-26
Features: They are outstanding figures in the field of leader healthcare, highly esteemed and well-received; they are also special professionals filled with mystery in the eyes of ordinary people. After the founding of New China, Mao Zedong's personal physician Wang Habin, Zhou Enlai's personal physician Zhou Shangjue, Ma Suga, former director of the Zhongnanhai Healthcare Office and deputy director of Beijing Hospital, Li Bobei, former personal physician of Dong Biwu, former director of the Central Healthcare Bureau Wang Minqing, and Ma Xiaoxian, former head nurse of Zhongnanhai, are among them. From their unique perspective, what was the real state of the leaders of New China amidst the turbulent international and domestic political winds, in the midst of busy Party and government affairs, in daily life, and in their actual attitudes towards health and illness? The cautious and factual recollections of these physicians and head nurses reveal the responsibilities of the healthcare professionals and their genuine relationships with the leaders. Their refutation of malicious slander and irresponsible fabrications strongly clarifies some rumors and fallacies spread through so-called recollections. The health preservation measures and dietary norms and refinements adopted by the leaders at that time, as described in the book, can also provide valuable references for people today who increasingly value health. They are outstanding figures in the field of leader healthcare, highly esteemed and well-received; they are also special professionals filled with mystery in the eyes of ordinary people. After the founding of New China, Mao Zedong's personal physician Wang Habin, Zhou Enlai's personal physician Zhou Shangjue, Ma Suga, former director of the Zhongnanhai Healthcare Office and deputy director of Beijing Hospital, Li Bobei, former personal physician of Dong Biwu, former director of the Central Healthcare Bureau Wang Minqing, and Ma Xiaoxian, former head nurse of Zhongnanhai, are among them. From their unique perspective, what was the real state of the leaders of New China amidst the turbulent international and domestic political winds, in the midst of busy Party and government affairs, in daily life, and in their actual attitudes towards health and illness? The cautious and factual recollections of these physicians and head nurses reveal the responsibilities of the healthcare professionals and their genuine relationships with the leaders. Their refutation of malicious slander and irresponsible fabrications strongly clarifies some rumors and fallacies spread through so-called recollections. The health preservation measures and dietary norms and refinements adopted by the leaders at that time, as described in the book, can also provide valuable references for people today who increasingly value health.