Destinations
Every destination combines serious hospitals with things worth seeing while you recover.
Beijing
Beijing
China's medical capital: national-level hospitals with long-established international departments
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) · Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
Shanghai
Shanghai
Mainland China's largest medical hub, with two international airports and the Yangtze Delta rail network at your door.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
Guangdong
Guangzhou
South China's biggest medical hub, under an hour from Hong Kong by rail
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
Guangdong
Shenzhen
A modern metropolis on Hong Kong's doorstep, home to a HKU-run public hospital
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)
Sichuan
Chengdu
Western China's strongest hospitals plus teahouses, parks and pandas: the easiest big city to recover in
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)
Zhejiang
Hangzhou
University hospitals with veteran international centers, beside West Lake and an hour from Shanghai by rail.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)
Fujian
Xiamen
A laid-back island city on China's southeast coast, well suited to recovery
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)
Hubei
Wuhan
Central China's medical centre: Tongji and Union hospitals with organised international services on the Yangtze
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)
Shandong
Qingdao
Seaside recovery on the Shandong coast: large 3A hospitals, flat promenades and a mild maritime climate
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO)
Shaanxi
Xi'an
Northwest China's medical hub, with flat museum-based sightseeing from the Terracotta Army to the city wall
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)
Chongqing
Chongqing
Mountain mega-city on the Yangtze: university teaching hospitals with a purpose-built international ward
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)
Jiangsu
Nanjing
Historic capital with major-city medicine at lower cost than Shanghai, about an hour away by high-speed rail
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)
Heilongjiang
Harbin
Ice-festival city with university hospitals and strong Russia-facing medical ties
Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)
Liaoning
Dalian
Breezy seaside city with hospital international departments and Liaoning-wide visa-free transit
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)
Yunnan
Kunming
The 'Spring City' at 1,900 m: mild weather all year and Yunnan's flagship provincial hospital
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)
Hunan
Changsha
Home of the Xiangya system: a UPMC-partnered international center in a lively, inexpensive capital
Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX)
Tianjin
Tianjin
University hospitals and a JCI-accredited heart centre, half an hour from Beijing by high-speed rail
Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN)
Jiangsu
Suzhou
Classical gardens and canal calm half an hour from Shanghai's hospitals — a gentle base for care and recovery.
Su'nan Shuofang International Airport, Wuxi (WUX) · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) · Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
Xinjiang
Urumqi
China's medical gateway to Central Asia: big university hospitals with international departments and cross-border telemedicine
Urumqi Tianshan International Airport (URC)
Hainan
Sanya
Tropical beach recovery on China's southern tip
SYX
Hainan
Haikou
Hainan's gateway capital with the island's largest hospitals
HAK
Hainan
Boao Lecheng
China's pilot zone for drugs and devices not yet approved on the mainland
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