Doctors performed a cesarean section operation for a pregnant woman at the operating room of Daoxian County People's Hospital on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Jiang Keqing) 

Doctors performed a cesarean section operation for a pregnant woman at the operating room of Daoxian County People's Hospital on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Jiang Keqing) 

A doctor performed Chinese acupuncture treatment to a patient at the Daoxian County Chinese Medicine Hospital on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

Dentists conducted a dental examination for a kid at the Loudi Health Center for Women and Children on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Wu Yonghua)

Dentists conducted a dental examination for a kid at the Loudi Health Center for Women and Children on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Wu Yonghua)

Doctors performed a minimally invasive surgery for a patient at the operating room of the Third People's Hospital of Lixian County on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Bai Yipu and Zhou Jinpeng)

Doctors performed a minimally invasive surgery for a patient at the operating room of the Third People's Hospital of Lixian County on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/Bai Yipu and Zhou Jinpeng)

Doctors performed examinations on newborns at the neonatology department of Daoxian County People's Hospital on August 19. The day marked the eighth China's Doctors' Day. Local doctors stuck to their positions on that day to celebrate their festival. (Photo/He Hongfu and Bai Hualin)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday