A doctor told Mr Qin's son, Qin Ling, that no patient could stay longer than two weeks, and his father had stayed for almost three.
The Xunzi reports audiences with the kings both of Zhao, his home state, and of (pre-imperial) Qin.
He cites ancient China's premier historian, Sima Qian, who recorded a remarkable building programme pursued by China's first ruling dynasty, the Qin: "Whenever Qin conquered one of its rivals, it would commission replicas of its palaces and halls and reconstruct them on the slope north of the capital.
China said the charges were "extremely ridiculous", with foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang adding: "For a long time American authorities have conducted large-scale, organised cyber-theft and cyber-espionage activities against foreign dignitaries, companies and individuals.
In June 2012 photos of a forced late-term abortion, and the subsequent delivery of a dead girl, went viral online, causing a national uproar; some family-planning officials were sacked or reassigned, and the woman received an apology.That case happened to occur in Shaanxi, not very far from where Ms Qin works.
When Yingying instead walks over and places a ring next to one, Ms Qin smiles and chirps "well done".
Ms Qin used to perform such duty when she first met Yingying's mother and prodded her about reproductive plans.
Ms Qin avoided mentioning her official title when she first entered homes to counsel parents.
DURING a visit to a young mother's home in rural Shaanxi province in north-western China, Qin Shuhui, a family-planning worker, sets out a row of plastic cups on a bare concrete floor.
Now she is assuming a gentler persona, as a parenting instructor.In this section Enforcing with a smile Ready for launch Blood lessons ReprintsMs Qin is part of a small pilot programme that began in November, involving just 69 workers in the prefecture of Shangluo.
I'm welcome at the children's homes," Ms Qin says.
