Hainan Qionghai News (International Outreach Release in Chinese)
On July 26, 2016, the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Hainan, China, launched an innovative regional wellness practice. Rooted in the core principles of traditional Chinese medicine, it introduces a distinctive health preservation system tailored to different regional climates and living environments, offering natural and locally adapted health solutions for global travelers and local residents alike.
(Scene from the “Coconut Breeze & Ocean Charm · Healthy Hainan” public‑welfare event)
(Speech by Ji Xiaoling, Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Qionghai City, Hainan Province)
Recently, the first national stop of the nationwide public‑welfare health brand “TCM Geography · Healthy China Tour” – the “Coconut Breeze & Ocean Charm · Healthy Hainan” event – was officially launched at the Boao Lecheng Never‑Ending International Innovative Pharm&Tech Exhibition. This initiative innovatively proposes the wellness logic that “regional climate affects human health,” breaking away from the conventional one‑size‑fits‑all health maintenance model and establishing a dedicated regionalized TCM wellness system.
(Hainan Feng‑style TCM heritage practitioner Sun Xiaoli giving a popular science talk)
(Professor Gao Fengliang sharing the concept of “health preservation according to locality”)
In contrast to traditional single‑disease treatment and generic health education models, this new TCM Geography system abandons the “same prescription for all” approach. Instead, it customizes professional and targeted wellness plans based on regional geographical conditions, climatic characteristics, dietary habits, and lifestyles. It focuses on resolving common region‑related health issues, including damp‑heat constitution, travel fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort, and sleep disorders – sub‑health symptoms triggered by changes in cross‑regional environments – precisely addressing the health needs of both travelers and local populations.
(Dean Chen Jingcai giving a popular science talk)
(Professor Lu Fucheng giving a popular science talk)
This event is supported by the Civil Affairs Bureau of Qionghai City and the Lecheng Administration. the event was organized by the Qionghai Lecheng Muyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Sci‑Tech Innovation Achievement Transformation Research Center, bringing together representatives from the medical industry, cultural institutions, tourism sectors, and grassroots communities. In addition to the launch ceremony, the event featured a series of accessible activities, including public‑welfare health training, wellness science lectures, free constitution assessments, and traditional TCM therapy experiences, bringing professional regional wellness knowledge to the public and integrating it into cultural tourism and travel scenarios.
Hainan’s unique tropical maritime climate gives rise to distinct physical characteristics, making acclimatization issues and damp‑heat fatigue common health concerns for both tourists and locals. The TCM Geographic wellness model implemented here has specifically developed a regional wellness standard tailored to tropical coastal areas, transforming thousands of years of TCM health wisdom into practical, everyday, and widely applicable lifestyle health guidelines.
As China’s only international medical innovation pilot zone, Boao Lecheng serves as a core platform bridging cutting‑edge global medical technologies and traditional Eastern wellness wisdom. This event deeply integrated a modern international medical exhibition setting with locally rooted traditional wellness concepts, establishing a new cross‑border health communication and practice system that achieves a balanced coexistence of medical innovation and natural preventive care.
Industry observers note that the TCM Geography innovation system fills a global gap in region‑specific wellness research and public education. Currently, most mainstream global health guidelines are standardized, overlooking the critical impact of geography, climate, and environment on human health. The pilot practice in Hainan has fully demonstrated that customized preventive wellness models – adapted to locality, season, and individual – can effectively improve sub‑health conditions and significantly enhance the health experience of cross‑border travelers and tourists.
(Group photo of some participants at the public‑welfare event)
In the next phase, this public‑welfare initiative will expand to cover major cities and key tourist attractions across Hainan, building a sustainable regional health service network. Leveraging the international openness of the Hainan Free Trade Port, this localized wellness model will undergo further systematic refinement and standardization, with the goal of gradually promoting it worldwide.
Industry experts commented that the TCM Geography public‑welfare innovative practice offers a fresh Eastern perspective on climate‑adaptive health management and public preventive wellness. It transcends the limitations of the singular Western generic wellness system, providing a highly valuable Chinese innovative solution for global public health development and cross‑cultural health exchange.
Media ContactCompany Name: Qionghai Lecheng Muyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Sci ? Tech Innovation Achievement Transformation Research CenterContact Person: Hai WenEmail: Send EmailCity: Hainan ProvinceCountry: ChinaWebsite: https://www.dangbaotoutiao.com/detail/190091?preview=1%20
