The Doctor Who Was Followed By Ghosts: The Family Saga of a Chinese Woman Doctor

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Li Qunying, a Communist Chinese doctor of great dedication, lived through the Anti-Japanese War, the Civil War, the Korean War and the Cultural Revolution. Besides enduring personal loss, she also witnessed the suffering of the peasants whose sorrowful stories have rarely been told. This haunting memoir traces all of the major events of brutal 20th-century China, interweaving eyewitness history, folklore, superstition and Li Qunying's own first-hand accounts.

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"Rich in both medical and political history, Li's memoir details many of the unorthodox methods of the barefoot doctors. . . . Li's story is unique." --"The Georgia Straight"
"A memoir of Communist China from the viewprint of a barefoot doctor who lived through its main events and saw as much of the country as anyone at the time. Low-key, but eye-opening." --"Classic FM"

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Dr. Li Qunying was born in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China in 1926. A devoted follower of Mao Zedong, she joined the Communist army and served in both the Civil and the Korean Wars as a medic. Until her retirement, she worked as a doctor in various hospitals throughout the Shandong province, after which she served in a private clinic. She lives in Jinan in the Shandong province of China. Louis Han, the youngest son of Dr. Li Qunying, was born in the Shandong province and grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.