Not long ago, the Party and Government Office of the Jiefang Road District of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University received a mysterious letter.
This letter came from the other side of the ocean and traveled across the ocean for nearly a month before arriving in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The yellow kraft paper envelope looked like any other letter, but a line of English letters in the upper left corner of the envelope immediately caught the attention of the Party and Government Office staff: THE WHITE HOUSE (White House). This letter comes from the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., USA! The recipient is Wang Jian'an, president of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University.
At noon on December 27, Wang Jianan, president of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, and relevant staff accepted a collective interview with the media on this matter.
The details of this letter are slowly being revealed.
Tear open the envelope, and inside is a letter signed by US President Obama.
Attached is the Chinese translation of the text:
Thank you for the gift. I am deeply touched by your generosity.
Although our cultural backgrounds are different, I believe that as long as the family and the country work together, we can become stronger. Eliminate cultural gaps, adhere to the belief of unity, and create a peaceful and prosperous future for all mankind.
Thank you again for the gift. I wish you all the best.
Do you think the high-end atmosphere is classy?
Why did US President Obama write this letter to the president of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University?
This starts with the G20 Hangzhou Summit.
On September 5 after the summit, the US White House Medical Officer Colonel Betty Moore and others came to the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University.
In the National Security Conference Room of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, Colonel Betty Moore presented a notebook signed by Obama with the emblem of the White House to Dean Wang Jianan as a gift on behalf of US President Obama to thank the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University. The hospital provided designated medical security services to the United States during the summit.
The gift from the White House is like this——
In order to express respect for the foreign guests, Dean Wang Jianan gave back a "Bowing Picture" print, as shown below:
This bowing picture has built a bridge of friendship between the White House and the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University in the new century. This photo was taken at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a picture of Mei Tenggeng (director of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, the predecessor of Guangji Hospital) and a young patient bowing to each other. This "bowing picture" presented to foreign parties is a classic photo of Chinese medical humanities and represents a model of "physician, benevolence". Colonel Betty Moore accepted the gift and expressed her gratitude.
Behind this "bowing picture" is also written:
The Photograph was taken in the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine located in Hangzhou, China in early 20th century . The scene captures Dr. David Duncan Main, a British physician and the first Hospital president, greeted a pediatric patient with reciprocal humility and respect. It symbolizes the hospital's core value today: "The Needs of the Patients and Custom ersComeFirst."
(Translation: This photo was taken at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in the early 20th century. It vividly records the moment when the first dean Ume Tosara bowed to each other and a young patient, conveying the message between doctors and patients. The humility and respect between them also symbolize the core value of the hospital: patients and service users come first.
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