TCM tourism attracts Russians to Hainan

Nina Kudryavceva of St. Petersburg, Russia, has stayed in Sanya for one or two months every year for the past decade, traveling around as well as having a routine medical checkup and treatment at a local hospital.

"Traditional Chinese medicine works wonders, and we feel much better after each treatment. We also enjoy the local life and culture very much," said Kudryavceva, now on vacation with her husband, Alexey Kudryavcev, in the tropical Hainan province.

Kudryavceva, 68, and Kudryavcev, 72, look energetic and much younger than their ages, for which they attribute partly to the TCM healthcare functions.