Shanghai (AFP) – Work stress, property crises, memories of the pandemic — these all help explain the recent boom in China’s wellness sector, particularly among young people. Many associate the rising popularity of herbal teas, supplements and lifestyle classes with the traditional Chinese concept of “yangsheng” — meaning “cultivating one’s life force” — but the importance of social media is hard to ignore here too. “I think because social media is now flooded with wellness bloggers, so it has become a trend,” says Zhang Shiyu, after attending a Chinese medicine class.
