Nixing de Tianshi [Photo provided to China Daily]

Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Press recently published the picture book Nixing de Tianshi (Angels in Harm’s Way) in honor of the heroes and heroines of our time—the medical workers who have been fighting COVID-19 and trying their best to save every patient’s life while risking their own.

Fourteen painters represented the unforgettable moments of the medical workers since late January — a mother saying goodbye to her daughter at the airport before leaving for the frontier, the simple dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve, and putting on protective gear including suits, masks, gloves and goggles.

Chen Chao, chief librarian of Shanghai Library, says that this book is a loyal and vivid record of the heroic actions of medical workers.