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Guangzhou · Lingnan TCM

A stronghold of Lingnan TCM, with deep food-therapy and herbal-tea traditions and mild weather all year round. This route has the highest concentration of TCM experiences — from identifying herbs to trying your own hand, there is something to learn throughout.

7 days / 6 nightsTrip length

$2,640from / per person

10 paxMinimum group size

6 typesTCM experiences covered

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Route overview

Make TCM the thread of the journey

From identifying herbs in a museum to trying needling on yourself — seven days tracing the veins of Lingnan TCM.

Who it suits

For guests interested in TCM who want a systematic introduction to its culture. The pace is moderate, suited to younger and middle-aged travellers and to older guests in reasonable health.

Pace of the trip

One TCM theme each day, interwoven with Lingnan cultural sights — full but unhurried.

Where TCM is experienced

Constitution diagnosis and needling are performed by a licensed TCM physician, with an interpreter present throughout.

B2 · 7 days / 6 nights

Why Guangzhou

Lingnan TCM is a school of its own, guided by time, place and person. Guangzhou is mild all year round; herb shops, time-honoured brands and herbal-tea stalls hide in its lanes, and medicinal cuisine is part of everyday eating — a living textbook to discuss, see and taste at every turn.

The Shennong Herb Garden TCM museum — learn the authentic medicinal materials all at once

Needling performed by a licensed TCM physician, with hands-on experience on site

Slow-simmered soups and herbal teas — food-and-medicine as one, something you can taste

What this journey holds

Six things in seven days

VIP · no queues

In-depth screening day

A dedicated route completes all screening in about 3.5–4 hours, with a medical interpreter present throughout.

Authentic medicinal materials

Shennong Herb Garden

Step into a TCM museum and learn about Lingnan's authentic medicinal materials and the logic of their combinations.

Constitution typing

Constitution diagnosis

A TCM physician diagnoses on site and gives conditioning advice matched to your constitution.

National ICH

Needling experience

Acupuncture needling performed by a licensed TCM physician, explained step by step from technique to point selection.

Food and medicine as one

Lingnan medicinal cuisine

Slow-simmered soups and traditional medicinal dishes, understanding the balance of cooling and warming in Lingnan cooking.

Lingnan ICH

Shawan ancient town · Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

Between the ancient town and the ancestral hall, see the intangible-heritage crafts in Lingnan architectural decoration.

Day-by-day plan

Seven days, one by one

The screening day takes half a day and does not affect the rest of that day's sightseeing. The order may be adjusted slightly for weather or institutional bookings, with nothing removed from the programme.

D1Arrival

Arrival in Guangzhou · opening

Private transfer from the airport, check-in at the hotel. Evening briefing with an introduction to Lingnan food culture.

Airport pickupPre-trip briefing

D2Screening

In-depth screening day

A VIP no-queue route completes in about 3.5–4 hours, with a medical interpreter present; return to the hotel to rest afterwards.

VIP · no queuesMedical interpreter

D3TCM

Shennong Herb Garden · constitution diagnosis

Morning visit to the Shennong Herb Garden TCM museum to learn about Lingnan's authentic medicinal materials; afternoon constitution diagnosis and conditioning advice.

Authentic medicinal materialsConstitution typing

D4Heritage

Needling experience · Chen Clan Ancestral Hall heritage

Morning acupuncture needling experience (performed by a licensed TCM physician); afternoon at the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall to see intangible-heritage crafts in Lingnan architectural decoration.

National ICHNeedling

D5Old town

Shawan ancient town · Lingnan medicinal cuisine

Tour of Shawan ancient town, tasting traditional Lingnan medicinal cuisine and slow-simmered soups, and learning the everyday use of food-and-medicine as one.

Medicinal cuisineOld town

D6Mountains and water

Baiyun Mountain · herbal tea culture

Morning climb and practice on Baiyun Mountain; afternoon at a time-honoured herbal-tea shop, learning the logic of Lingnan herbal-tea blends.

Herbal teaTime-honoured brand

D7Departure

Report interpretation · departure

A one-to-one specialist interpretation of the Chinese–Russian bilingual report (with interpreter), followed by airport transfer.

Bilingual reportAirport transfer

Diagnose · Treat · Eat · Move · Culture · Craft

How TCM wellness is arranged on this route

TCM diagnostics, traditional TCM preparation methods and TCM acupuncture are all listed on the national register of intangible cultural heritage.

Category	Arrangement on this route
Diagnose · TCM examination	Constitution diagnosis and typing, with conditioning advice issued (D3 afternoon)
Treat · TCM therapies	Acupuncture needling experience, performed by a licensed TCM physician (D4 morning)
Eat · Medicinal cuisine and teas	Traditional Lingnan medicinal cuisine, slow-simmered soups and herbal teas (D5, D6)
Move · Wellness exercises	Climb and morning practice on Baiyun Mountain (D6 morning)
Culture · Cultural experience	Shennong Herb Garden TCM museum and the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall's ICH crafts (D3, D4)
Craft · ICH craft	Making a herbal sachet, yours to take home (scheduled flexibly with the group)

Transparent all-in pricing

What is included, and what is not

From $2,640 per person · based on a 7-day itinerary, a group of 10 and a twin room.

Included

Accommodation throughout (twin room, four-star or equivalent boutique hotel)
Vehicle and driver throughout, city transport within China
Three meals daily, including medicinal cuisine and seasonal teas
All entrance tickets within the itinerary
Your interpreter at your side throughout
TCM wellness module pack (diagnose, treat, eat, move, culture, craft)
Travel accident insurance and all taxes

Paid separately

International return flights
Visa and document fees
Personal expenses and optional activities
Optional screening packages (two tiers, priced separately)
Single room supplement

Booking notes

What to know before you go

Groups from 10; you may join a group or have one tailored for your team. If numbers fall short, groups may be combined.
Complete a Russian-language health questionnaire before departure (about 10 minutes); it determines the screening package.
China and Russia have a mutual visa exemption; travel only requires a valid passport.
The screening report is issued within 48–72 hours, in a Chinese–Russian bilingual version.
Single occupancy requires a supplement; the exact amount is confirmed together with the dates.

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