[Spreading of Christianity and western medicine into Henan Province].
After the Opium war, the aggressors, under the mask of missionaries, came to China by making use of western medicine as its tool for cultural invasion. This paper gives a description on the activities of all sects of Christianity and the institutions set up by them. Hospitals run by Christian Missions became the therapeutic institutions at all levels and made contributions to the prevention and treatment of diseases for local people.
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D002681:China; D002835:Christianity / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D066189:Missionaries; D008921:Religious Missions / Q000266:history*