Author(s)

Nannan Wei ¹, Yuding Wang ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, China
² Taizhou Vocational & Technical College, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China

Corresponding Author

Yuding Wang

ABSTRACT

This paper takes the relevant literature of domestic medical and health tourism research in the past 10 years from 2016 to 2025 as the data source, and based on the CiteSpace 6.3.R1 visual analysis tool, constructs and presents knowledge maps such as authors, institutions, and keyword co-occurrence networks; from the perspective of bibliometrics, this paper makes an in-depth interpretation of the research progress, core hotspots and future trends in the field of traditional Chinese medicine health care in China. The results show that: (1) Research progress: the overall number of publications in this field is characterized by the stage of embryonic exploration-steady growth', and the policy-driven effect is significant; (2) Research strength: a small number of core authors have been formed, but the cooperation network among scholars has not yet formed a scale. Institutional cooperation shows obvious regional concentration and group characteristics, and in-depth cooperation across regions and institutions needs to be strengthened. (3) Research hotspots: The research mainly focuses on the themes of "industrial integration development," "health care product development" and "rural revitalization path," forming a relatively stable research topic; (4) Research Trends: The research frontier has gradually deepened from the early concept discussion and resource evaluation to more comprehensive and strategic issues such as "industrial integration," "high-quality development" and "cultural inheritance." 

KEYWORDS

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Health Tourism, Cite Space, Visual Analysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Nannan Wei, Yuding Wang, Research Progress, Hotspots and Trends of Chinese Medicine Health Tourism in China. Tourism Management and Technology Economy (2025) Vol. 8: 231-241. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/tmte.2025.080129.

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