The Qingping Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government in 1979 and is one of the first eight key specialized markets for Chinese medicinal materials nationwide. In 1996, it was officially designated by the State Council as one of the 17 national Chinese herbal medicine markets, and remains the only legally authorized venue for trading Chinese medicinal products in Guangzhou. The market records annual transaction volumes exceeding RMB 1 billion, with vendors from all over China and active commodity exchanges that reach markets across the country, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other regions worldwide. It serves as the largest distribution center and import–export trade hub for Chinese medicinal materials in Southern China, particularly for high-value, nourishing, and premium-grade herbs—known locally as “Southern Medicines.”

One of the seventeen major traditional Chinese medicinal material markets; the only specialized medicinal material market in Shandong Province.

Juancheng County is renowned as the “Green Pharmaceutical Capital of China.” The Juancheng Shunwangcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials Specialty Market, established in Juancheng County, is one of the nation’s major hubs for the collection and distribution of TCM materials, following Bozhou in Anhui Province and Anguo in Hebei Province, and is the only national-level TCM materials specialty market in Shandong Province.

The predecessor of the Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialty Market was formed through the merger of the Yu Zhong District Chuqimen Yangziba TCM Market and the Herbal Medicine Hall of the Chaotianmen Comprehensive Trading Market. The Chongqing TCM Material Specialty Market boasts a substantial construction scale and comprehensive supporting facilities, covering a site area of 2,500 square meters and comprising a large indoor trading complex with six floors above ground and one floor below, totaling 10,000 square meters in gross floor area. It is among the first eight TCM material specialty markets nationwide.

The Harbin Sankeshu Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials Specialty Market was established in 1991 and is one of the 17 TCM materials specialty markets nationwide that have passed inspection and acceptance by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the State Food and Drug Administration, and the Ministry of Commerce. It is the only TCM materials market in the three northeastern provinces and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The newly commissioned facility covers an area of over 6,000 square meters, with a total building area of 23,000 square meters, and has expanded its tenant base from just over 100 to more than 1,000 businesses. The market houses a research center for the cultivation of medicinal herbs, an e-commerce network center, a quality inspection center, a warehousing center, as well as supporting services and facilities such as commercial outlets and banking services, thereby forming a fully equipped and comprehensively functional marketplace that ranks among the top-tier domestic counterparts in both scale and infrastructure.

Located at No. 35 Mogao Avenue in Anning District, Lanzhou City, the Yellow River Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market is one of 17 national-level specialized markets for Chinese medicinal materials nationwide. Established in August 1994, it was jointly approved in September 1996 by a joint commission of one ministry and three bureaus under the State Council as the sole national-level specialized market for Chinese medicinal materials serving Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Xinjiang provinces and autonomous regions, and is also ranked among the top ten major markets in Lanzhou City.

The Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials Market has grown into a modern marketplace spanning 450,000 square meters, featuring more than 1,500 permanent and temporary stalls, offering over 1,600 varieties of medicinal materials, recording daily sales exceeding RMB 1.5 million, and operating under a well-established management system with high-quality services. Its sales network extends to Xinjiang, Gansu, Lanzhou, Qinghai, Ningxia, and surrounding cities and counties, making it one of the 17 specialized TCM material markets nationwide.

The Hubei Qizhou Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market is located in Qizhou Town, Hubei Province—the hometown of Li Shizhen, the renowned Ming-dynasty scholar of traditional Chinese medicine. In 1997, with approval from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Ministry of Health, it was designated as one of 17 national-level specialty markets for Chinese herbal medicines, making it the only such market at the national level in Hubei Province.

Qizhou boasts extraordinarily abundant traditional Chinese medicinal herb resources, with a wide variety of species and a comprehensive range of categories. It is renowned as a major production base for authentic, high-quality medicinal materials and has long been one of China’s key medicinal herb-producing regions.

The Huabanqiao Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market in Yueyang City was jointly established in August 1992 by the Yueyang Municipal Agricultural Office, the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture, and the Municipal Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It is one of the first eight nationally designated specialized markets for Chinese herbal medicines to be officially inspected and certified by the state. The market is located at the intersection of Huabanqiao Road, Jin’e Road, and East Ring Road in Yueyang District, Yueyang City, 5 kilometers from National Highway 107, 2 kilometers from the railway station, and 8 kilometers from the Chenglingji Foreign Trade Port, enjoying extremely convenient transportation. The Huabanqiao Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market is also one of Hunan Province’s key markets.

The Lianqiao Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market in Hunan Province (formerly the Shaoyang Lianqiao Herbal Medicine Market) is located in Lianqiao Town, Shaoyang County. The market adopts a flexible business model that combines wholesale and retail operations and offers agency purchasing and sales services. It is well-equipped with supporting services such as medical care, telecommunications, childcare, food and lodging, short-distance moving, and long-distance shipping, making it highly convenient for buyers and sellers. Herbal medicine products are distributed nationwide, with some varieties also exported to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions.

It has become a major national hub for the distribution of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and ranks among the top ten medicinal material markets in the country, earning the reputation as the “Pharmaceutical Capital of Jiangnan.”

The Yulin City Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials Specialty Market is one of the first 17 such markets nationwide to be approved for establishment by the former Ministry of Health, the State Pharmaceutical Administration, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and it is also the only specialized market for traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Guangxi.

The market and trade network spans more than 20 provinces and municipalities across the country, with re-exports extending to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian markets, playing a vital role in stimulating the development of other industries and advancing the industrialization of traditional Chinese medicine in Yulin.

The Puning Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialty Market boasts a long and storied history; as early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, it served as a major hub for the collection and distribution of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in eastern Guangdong.

The sale of traditional Chinese medicinal materials now covers 18 provinces and municipalities across the country and is also exported to Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, North America, and other countries and regions. In July 1996, the Puning Specialized Market for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials was approved by the state as one of the first eight nationally designated specialized markets for such materials. It serves as a traditional hub for the collection and distribution of TCM materials, supported by local production bases, and stands as the largest gateway through which southern TCM products are marketed nationwide and internationally.

The Juhuayuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials Market in Kunming is one of the 17 nationally approved TCM materials markets and also the earliest among them to adopt enterprise-based management. The market currently trades more than 4,000 varieties of TCM materials. Located at No. 174 Dongjiao Road in Kunming, it is the only specialized TCM materials market in Yunnan Province.