On the afternoon of February 25th, the "2025 Central Silver Hair Economic Development Cooperation and Exchange Conference and Hubei Province Silver Hair Tourism Train and Cultural Tourism Health Care Project Cooperation and Exchange Symposium" was successfully held at the Hubei Provincial Elderly Industry Association. The relevant person in charge of the Aging Department of the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei Province, the president and secretary-general of provincial and municipal industry associations such as the Hubei Aging Industry Association, the Hubei Social Organization Federation, and the Hubei Sports Federation, as well as the heads of top enterprises such as Hubei Tourism Group, Hubei Passenger Transport Group, Wuhan Station, Hankou Station, Hubei Guangzhou Travel, and health experts attended the meeting.

In depth discussion, jointly painting a new picture of health, wellness, culture, and tourism

The symposium aims to explore innovative operational models for silver tourism trains through in-depth communication and cooperation, promote resource integration and coordinated development of cultural, tourism, and health care projects, and meet the growing demand for healthy elderly care and cultural tourism among the people.

Yan Wei, Vice President and Secretary General of Hubei Elderly Industry Association, presided over a symposium and gave special presentations on the "Development Path of Silver Hair Economy", "Progress in Preparation for the Central Elderly Expo", and "Silver Hair Tourism Train Plan". He pointed out that the "Action Plan on Increasing Silver Hair Tourism Trains to Promote Service Consumption Development" jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments provides strong policy support for the development of Hubei's silver hair tourism industry.

Multiple routes, creating a distinctive "E" style silver haired journey

At the symposium, relevant enterprises provided a detailed introduction to the planning and operation plan of the silver tourism train in Hubei Province. The silver haired tourism special train will undergo comprehensive renovation according to aging and comfort standards, equipped with professional medical staff and elderly care teams to ensure the safe and worry free travel of elderly tourists. At the same time, relying on the abundant tourism resources in Hubei, multiple characteristic routes are designed, covering themes such as natural scenery, historical culture, and folk experiences, to meet the diverse needs of the elderly.

The attending representatives also shared their experience in the construction of cultural tourism and health projects. By deeply integrating cultural tourism with health and wellness, distinctive cultural tourism and wellness projects will provide comprehensive services that integrate leisure vacations, medical care, and cultural experiences, helping elderly people enjoy high-quality life in their later years.

Participants

On site visit: Technology empowers new experiences in silver hair life

During the event, the attending representatives also visited the Silver Hair Life Experience Center of the Hubei Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, where they gained a detailed understanding of the innovative achievements of anti-aging products and the intelligent elderly care service system, and experienced advanced intelligent health testing equipment and rehabilitation aids.

Multi party assistance to create the "Hubei model" of silver haired special trains

With the successful conclusion of the symposium, the cooperation framework between the silver haired tourism train and the cultural tourism and health care project in Hubei Province has been preliminarily formed, and a series of substantive cooperation projects will be promoted and implemented. This will not only inject new vitality into Hubei's cultural and tourism industry, but also provide a "Hubei model" for the integrated development of health, wellness, culture, and tourism nationwide.

Looking ahead to the future, the Central China Elderly Expo platform will continue to uphold the concept of open cooperation and innovative development, deepen the integration and innovation of silver hair tourism trains and cultural tourism and health projects, and strive to build a health and health tourism service system covering the entire life cycle, so that every silver hair generation who pursues a better life can enjoy high-quality and dignified healthy retirement life on the land of Jingchu, and jointly paint a colorful new landscape of health and health tourism.