Monk-doctors fill medical, spiritual needs

Top: Monk-doctor Ngawang Lhundrup, who has practiced for 39 years, checks the pulse of a child. Above: Pharmacist Tenzin writes the name of a traditionally made Tibetan drug on a tag for patients. Right: Tibetan monk-doctor Ngawang Thayi (left), 39, checks blood that was let out forcibly from a patient suffering from swollen feet caused by varicose veins. Photos by Wang Huazhong / China Daily