For many foreign tourists, Sanya in southern China’s Hainan province is a tropical dream: soft sandy beaches, coconut groves and a gentle sea breeze.
However, a growing crowd is discovering that the real Sanya comes with a twist.
Instead of lounging on a beach towel, they lie on a therapy bed; instead of sipping cold coconut water, they take slow sips of bitter herbal tea — all while dotted with fine acupuncture needles. And somehow, they love it.
Five years ago, Alina Dudko from Saint Petersburg in Russia tried acupuncture for the first time to address some of her health issues.
“I felt a bit dizzy, which scared me,” she recalled, adding that the doctor also prescribed her a course of herbal decoctions to take, something she was skeptical about at first.
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