The Doctor on Horseback
Wu Tianyi, an 86-year-old medical expert and Communist Party of China (CPC) member, has lived and worked on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for over half a century. The plateau, the highest in the world known as the “third pole of the world,” covers the entire Tibet Autonomous Region and parts of other surrounding administrative areas. Wu, the founding father of China’s altitude sickness medication, has dedicated his professional life to the research on this particular type of sickness.
As the CPC celebrates its centennial this year, Wu is one of the recipients of the July 1 Medal, the highest honor of the Party conferred to outstanding members.
The good doctor
Wu, of the Tajik ethnic group, was born
