Traditional Tibetan medicine has been greatly supported in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Tibetan medicine has unique advantage in treating common diseases on the plateau, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, digestive system diseases,rheumatism etc.

Yang Hongquan, head of Gannan Tibetan Medicine Hospital communicates with Tibetan patients.

Tsering Tashi, a physician of Gannan Tibetan Medicine Hospital arranges his instrument of Tibetan medicine.

A pharmacist of Gannan Tibetan Medicine Hospital makes up a prescription

A pharmacist of Gannan Tibetan Medicine Hospital clears up medicine babinet.