Guangzhou health week links returning overseas Chinese with TCM and online consultations

Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Health Week and the overseas-Chinese TCM service week hosted by Guangzhou Medical University’s affiliated hospital of traditional Chinese medicine held an event in Guangzhou on October 28, 2026. Nearly 80 overseas-Chinese representatives from 22 countries and regions attended. A China News Service report published by the State Council’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Office on October 29 describes services aimed at people combining a return visit, family reunion or Canton Fair business trip with attention to their health.

Consultations and TCM experiences at the event

Doctors from acupuncture and rehabilitation, ophthalmology, dentistry, endocrinology, cardiology and neurology staffed the consultation and TCM experience area. They provided TCM pulse assessment and pattern differentiation, health assessments and experiences of appropriate TCM techniques. Several participants brought their health-check reports to discuss with the clinicians.

Two experienced TCM practitioners also gave talks on seasonal health maintenance and care of the spleen and stomach in the TCM framework. The sessions combined explanations with questions from participants, addressing everyday health concerns alongside the individual consultations.

A defined window for free online consultations

The program also includes online consultations for the stated overseas-Chinese group. These had already begun on October 15 and are scheduled to continue until November 4, when the Canton Fair closes.

The announced online service relies on the internet hospital of Guangzhou Medical University’s affiliated TCM hospital and the overseas-Chinese consultation center of Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital’s internet hospital. According to the report, overseas Chinese who remain abroad and those with tight exhibition schedules can consult online free of charge during this program.

A healthcare guide for return visits

Organizers distributed the formal edition of the Guangdong healthcare-service guide for overseas Chinese. Its question-and-answer format addresses unfamiliar policies, unclear procedures and uncertainty over where to seek care in Guangdong. The event also announced the Yue Qiao Bao insurance-product series, aimed at overseas Chinese and people of Chinese descent in short stays, longer settlement and cross-border travel.

Lu Weiliang, president of the South Africa Shunde Chamber of Commerce and an attendee, linked the timing to overseas Chinese returning for trade and family visits. He described the value of having health consultations and TCM experiences alongside business activities, and the difficulty some overseas Chinese face accessing familiar TCM care because of language and healthcare-system differences abroad. The event was organized by the affiliated TCM hospital, with support from the Guangdong volunteer expert team serving overseas Chinese, Tianhe District’s overseas-Chinese affairs bureau and other participating organizations.