TCM prompts more visits from the neighbors

A growing number of people from nearby countries and further afield are venturing to China for treatment. Zhao Xinying, Aybek Askhar and Mao Weihua report from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of stories focusing on the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, looking at developments in the economy, the cultural and business sectors, and poverty alleviation measures.

For the past decade, Gabidin Khalinov has visited Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, at least once a year for a physical examination.