An Dong (2nd R) translates when the head of the physical examination center Zha Minghui (1st R) gives acupuncture treatment to a Russian patient in the People's Hospital in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Aug. 10, 2019. An Dong, 40, is a Russian translator working in the physical examination center of the People's Hospital of Suifenhe. He is responsible for receiving Russian patients, helping them communicate with Chinese doctors, translating their Chinese medical examination reports into Russian version and providing consulting services for them through telephones and via Internet. An Dong comes from Vladivostok of Russia and learned Chinese in college. Suifenhe, a border city in Heilongjiang, attracts a great number of Russian tourists for travelling and recuperating. With the growing number of Russian patients year on year, a Russian translator is needed in the People's Hospital of Suifenhe. In 2016, An Dong got the job and has been working here for three years. Though he works as a translator, what he provides for his Russian compatriots is far from translating. He eases the nervousness and reliefs fear of the patients and helps them better understand the traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese culture. He hopes he can keep doing this job in the future. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
