Abstract |
This paper probes the history of Kuling Medical Mission General Hospital and Tuberculosis Sanatorium. It analyzes the process of adopting overseas sanatorium models in China with the influence of foreign medical missionaries from the late Qing Dynasty to the establishment of the Republic of China. In the early 20th century, through the development and promotion of foreign missionaries, Kuling became a famous summer attraction and health resort. Kuling Medical Mission General Hospital, which was born under the missionary model, remained devoted to preaching to patients to significant effect even in the anti-Christian movement and the Northern Expedition. The Nanjing National Government had the intention of creating public tuberculosis sanatoriums, but such desires failed to materialize due to practical impediments. As a result, individuals, medical missionaries, doctors, and charitable organizations successfully constructed modern China’s tuberculosis sanatorium. |