The Chinese hospice [electronic resource] / produced by NRK.

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2000.

English

English.

1 online resource (47 min.).

In Bejing stands the only hospital in China to specialize in allowing people approaching the end of their lives to die with dignity. It was established ten years ago by Dr. Li Wei, who had been a barefoot doctor in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. He saw much hardship during those years and vowed to help some of those people who survived. Compared to a Western hospital, this is a simple, basic facility. Care and respect permeates the atmosphere. Each of the elderly patients embodies the history of his or her generation. Entwined with their stories is film footage illustrating the turbulent times through which they lived. By focusing on the stories of a few people nearing the end of life, The Chinese Hospice lends a personal face to history.

Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

For College; Adult audiences.

American Society on Aging, 2000

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