Chinese naval hospital ship "Silk Road Ark" returned to a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on August 7 after wrapping up a medical mission to the Xisha and Nansha islands, as well as the islands and reefs off the south China coast.

Departing from Zhanjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province on July 10, the hospital ship sailed more than 3,600 nautical miles over the past 29 days, providing diagnosis and treatment for over 3,500 military personnel and residents on the islands and reefs.