Dr. Diarra Boubacar, originally from Mali, Africa, is 52 years old and has studied and practiced traditional Chinese medicine for over 30 years. He is currently a practitioner working in Chengdu where he can communicate fluently with his patients in Sichuanese dialect. Diarra came to China in 1984 and he studied the Chinese language for nearly a year in Beijing before moving to Guangzhou to study traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo/CFP)
