Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (Boao Hope City) was established with the approval of the State Council on February 28, 2013, and was granted excellent preferential policies.

The Pilot Zone has accepted 81 high-end medical health projects with 38 having passed medical technology assessment and 16 construction projects underway. It is estimated that 7.12 billion yuan has been invested in these projects. 

Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone is a pioneer for real-world data applications in the Chinese mainland, and also the only one of its kind.

The park is positioned as an international medical tourism destination, a research and development and transformation base for cutting-edge medical technology, a gathering area for state-level medical institutions, a clinical medical center, and a traditional Chinese medicine medical rehabilitation center.