Hospital in China's Hainan integrates Li medicine with health, wellness services-Xinhua

Hospital in China's Hainan integrates Li medicine with health, wellness services

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2026-10-02 21:38:10

Wang Haicong, an inheritor of Li medicine, prepares Li medicine at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 30, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Wang Haicong, an inheritor of Li medicine, prepares Li medicine at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 30, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Wang Guixiang, an inheritor of Li medicine, checks medicinal materials at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 30, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Wang Guixiang, an inheritor of Li medicine, wipes medicinal liquor on a local resident at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Wang Haicong, an inheritor of Li medicine, applies Li medicine for a patient with bone injury at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 30, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

A local resident experiences a steam therapy at a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2026. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows a Li medicine hospital in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. Li medicine, including bone injury therapy and snakebite treatment, is recognized as a representative provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Hainan Province.

The Li medicine hospital in Baoting was inaugurated in 2024. Prior to this, Li medical practices were dispersed across urban and rural areas. The hospital gathers inheritors of Li medicine and leverages the unique advantages of traditional Li medicine, integrating Li medicine with health and wellness services. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)