Friday, February 25, 2011
Keeping Hospitals Respectable
On a recent visit to a Changhua hospital for a presentation, I came across this guy with a sheet wrapped around his waist. Thinking it odd, I made a closer inspection and came across what I suppose must be the reason for the placement of the cloth - the statute had been carved replete with a full set of lifelike and proportional organs. Clearly, that was attention to detail taken a step too far for hospital administrators!.
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And an extra foot!
ReplyDeleteYes ... that extra (upside down) foot is rather puzzling! Anyone know why they put that there?
ReplyDeleteI think this is a typical statue demonstrating all the acupuncture points (the dots) and how they are connected (the lines) on a human body. The sole of a foot is no escaping either. I'd assume this is a traditional medicine hospital that you visited?
ReplyDeleteHi hans, actually it was in the dental department of the Hospital and the rest of the building seemed quite new. I agree that it probably is an acupuncture dummy ...
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