The Clifford TCM Clinic (Qifu Guoyiguan) is a specially established unit within Guangdong Clifford Hospital's TCM specialty section. It combines TCM consultation and treatment, health rehabilitation and wellness guidance into one integrated model, providing whole-chain TCM health services across the treatment phase, recovery phase and everyday health maintenance for domestic, Hong Kong, Macao and international patients. Note: as of this update, the hospital does not publish a standalone key-specialty designation for the clinic.
Standing & Features
Renowned Veteran TCM Physicians
Brings together veteran TCM physicians including Lai Xinsheng, Li Yiming, Cao Guimin, Wang Chengxi and Xu Chenghe; over 20 TCM experts offered free public consultations for three consecutive days at its reopening.
Mentorship Talent Model
Trains TCM talent through a mentorship (shicheng) model under the hospital's famous department, famous physicians, famous medicines project.
Green Integrated Treatment System
Part of founder Peng Linji's integrated system combining Chinese medicine, Western medicine and naturopathy, built on years of TCM discipline development.
TCM External Therapies
Characteristic therapies including moxibustion, auricular seed pressing and warm-channeling scraping (guasha).
TCM Culture Exhibition Hall
Displays more than 600 specimens of Chinese medicinal materials (mainly Lingnan-region herbs), TCM diagnostic instruments, herbal processing tools and classical medical texts.
Whole-Chain Services
- 1. Treatment phase — TCM consultation and treatment based on syndrome differentiation, integrated with modern medical examinations within the same hospital.
- 2. Recovery phase — health rehabilitation combining herbal treatment and TCM external therapies.
- 3. Everyday maintenance — ongoing wellness guidance and TCM conditioning for daily health preservation.
Suitable For
Expert Team
Lai Xinsheng
Member of the 5th national batch of TCM experts and Guangdong Famous TCM Physician; third-party background describes a Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine acupuncture-tuina academic leader skilled in allergic and brain disorders.
Li Yiming
Expert of a National Renowned Veteran TCM Inheritance Studio and instructor for the 6th national batch of inheritance work.
Cao Guimin
Guangdong Famous TCM Physician.
Wang Chengxi
Hunan Famous TCM Physician. Xu Chenghe (Vice President of the Guangdong Zhongjing Theory Specialized Committee) also practices here; the full roster is subject to official announcements.
Hospital Platform & Access
JCI-Accredited Grade 3A Hospital
China's first large general Grade 3A hospital accredited by JCI, with integrative Chinese-Western medicine; a National GCP base and Guangdong Famous TCM Hospital.
Cross-Border Recognition
Designated institution under the Greater Bay Area Medicine and Device Connect scheme, a Hong Kong Elderly Health Care Voucher pilot institution, and in January 2026 the first private hospital in China to pass international hospital review accreditation (SHARC).
Location & Contact
No. 1 & 3 Hongfu Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou. Tel (020) 84518222; International Medical Department: [email protected], overseas hotline +86 400 900 3823, WhatsApp +86 188 1411 5985.