Guardian angel of villagers’ health deep in Chongqing mount

Photo shows Yang Henghua is on his way to out-call on June 7. (Photo: Xinhua) Yang Henghua, 52, is the only doctor in Xiazhuang village, Zhunxian Township, Wushan County, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. He started learning medicine from his father, who was a village-doctor, when he was 16, right after graduating from middle school. He became a doctor three years later and being doing it for more than 30 years. The Xiazhuang village is surrounding by mountains deeply. More than 400 villagers are scattered deep in the mountains, which makes it difficult to get in and out. For the villagers, Yang Henghua is the guardian angel of their health. Day or night, rain or wind, Yang always gets to patients as soon as he can. "As long as I can move, I will stick to my job," Yang said.

Photo shows Yang Henghua measuring the blood pressure of 81-year-old villager Tan Xianhuang on June 7. (Photo: Xinhua)