Tibetan children recover from free heart surgery in Beijing

Five Tibetan children with congenital heart disease recovered from free surgery in a first-class hospital in Beijing, capital of China on June 5, 2012.

Medical workers, kids and teachers from a Beijing kindergarten saw off the five recovered Tibetan children on Tuesday.

So far, a total of 35 children, except one that remained in hospital under observation, have left the Navy General Hospital after recovery.

Organized by China Charity Federation, more than 100 little patients, with the youngest aged eight months and the oldest 17 years, came to receive the free surgery on May 20 at four top hospitals, including the General Navy Hospital.