Maksim, from Russia, gives a massage to a patient during his clinical practice in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Nov 9, 2010. Maksim began to study acupuncture and massage at Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in September this year, after two years’study in Heilongjiang University in Harbin. Born into a family of doctors, Maksim became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the age of 12, after hearing about TCM theories such as health preservation and recuperation. [Photo/Xinhua]

Maksim looks out of the window of his clinical office in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Nov 9, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]