American tourist impressed by Chinese kindness

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 ◆ American tourist impressed by Chinese kindness

An American tourist who suffered foot fractures and underwent corrective surgery in a Chinese hospital while vacationing here returned to her home in the United States on Sunday.

Lavada Nelson, 76, a native of Los Angeles, suffered a fall while climbing the Dayan Pagoda in Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on November 20.

Onlookers rushed Lavada to a local hospital where she received emergency treatment followed by surgery to correct two fractures to the feet.

Lavada wrote a letter to the Xi'an mayor expressing her heartfelt thanks to all those people who helped and took care of her. She added that the Chinese people were very kind and friendly.

Before her departure at the airport, Lavada said that she had been treated as a distinguished guest in China. She said that she intended to tell her relatives and friends in the United States about the kindness of the Chinese people so that they could have a better understanding of China.