Yunnan Herbal Medicine Study Tour 2027

Explore herbal medicine through the landscapes and traditions of Yunnan Join Dr Simon Feeney, Zoey Gong and the Empirical Health team for a professionally curated 10-day journey through Kunming, Chuxiong and Dali. Designed for Chinese medicine practitioners, students and herbal professionals, the tour explores how medicinal plants, growing environments, regional knowledge and cultural tradition intersect. During Yunnan’s wild mushroom season, participants will visit Chinese medicine hospitals, herbal medicine companies, a medicinal-plant research centre and growing farms, with guided mushroom and medicinal-herb foraging. Encounters with Bai and Yi communities provide further insight into how place, climate and culture influence the cultivation and use of medicinal plants. This is an educational immersion offering professional insight, meaningful connection and a rare opportunity to experience herbal medicine closer to its source.