A Place Buried in Oblivion-Lunatic Asylums in China
Photo Title
A Place Buried in Oblivion-Lunatic Asylums in China
Photographer/Creator
Dongping Yuan
Publisher
Nationality Pictorial
Caption/Description
In China there are 12 million patients with serious mental disorders and are hospitalized in 444 lunatic asylums. The government, under the Department of Medical Administration and the Rehabilitation Division for the Aged, controls the nationwide sanitary work done in the asylums. The staff that controls the division is made up of five employees.
Citation
Dongping Yuan, "A Place Buried in Oblivion-Lunatic Asylums in China," in POYi Archive, Item #21558, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/21558 (accessed October 15, 2024).