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At the hospitak, I was tempted to inquire what the administration considers its 'most important problem. 1 felt, however, that the answer is obvious: money for better facilities. They might have answered “more trained staff.” We were told that they have two classes of one hundred (new medical personnel) each, most of them studying nursing, i The doctors said a new hospital is being constructed adjacent to the present one—underground to prepare for a possible nuclear attack. All the staff was friendly and even the patients seemed interested in seeing us and weren’t embarrassed at our stares.

Westerners A Curiosity

Here in Taiyuan, we are more of a curiosity than in Peking. This city has only recently been opened for tourists. It has a beautiful temple complex built centuries ago. We were shown a | Cyprus alleged to be over 3,000 years old and other very ancient trees. The site of the temple complex was determined by a wonderful spring which never fails. In this part of the country, such an asset would be venerated indeed.

The principal temple in the

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