International Nurses' Day marked in China(1/4)

A nurse cleans an incubator at a hospital in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

May 12 marks the International Nurses Day. It is a special day observed every year to mark the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth and to celebrate the contributions that nurses make to society.

A nurse teaches a patient Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese fitness activity, to help her recover at a hospital in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo/VCG)

A four-year-old boy gives "farewell gifts" to his "nurse mother" before leaving hospital in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A nurse assists a senior patient with his daily training at a hospital in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/ICphoto)