Late last year, Beijingers Sun Lijuan and her husband, both in their 60s, decided to book an apartment for no fewer than six months in Lingshui Li Autonomous County in China’s southernmost island province of Hainan and move there for the winter season. According to Sun, they are having the time of their lives.
Sun was diagnosed with chronic joint pain a few years ago, and her husband has been suffering from respiratory problems for more than 10 years. So they decided to take advantage of tropical Hainan’s mild winter weather, with temperatures averaging around 20 degrees Celsius, to alleviate their symptoms. After all, strong scientific evidence has long indicated that sunlight is essential for people’s health.
“Hainan’s air and temperature agree with us,” Sun. “We’ve only been here for four months, but we’re already feeling much better—my husband is breathing easier and my knees don’t hurt like they did a few months ago.”
