Chinese people ordering hot water in the office During meetings They'll be slipping away an airport.

You can spot them filling up.

Thermos is for Westerners.

Water is best enjoyed code.

But in China, playing warm water is the beverage of choice.

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So how much do Chinese people love hot water?

But once it is in the house, E, drink it all day.

Every day I have the rest by my pillow at night.

A hot beverage is essential part of Chinese tradition and habit.

So why are Chinese people obsessed with hot water?

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Is a history of Chinese customs well, and there are several reasons for it.

Right number one to keep warm without central heating and proper clothing, it was hard to keep warm during winter.

In ancient China, No no Number two sanitation.

In the olden days, water was drawn from natural sources such as rivers and streams without filtration methods, that meant the water could contain millions of microorganisms that could make people sick.

Chinese people believe that boiling water was the easiest way to kill most of the harmful bacteria.

Number three traditional Chinese medicine.

Perhaps the singular reason why it's persisted until now is that Chinese people believe that good health is related to body temperature.

Since over 2000 years ago, there is an ancient transcript called Hong Dean Aging.

It talks about how drinking cold water would hinder the organs from functioning properly.

And that's why it's just essential thought for Chinese people to have a habit of drinking warm water.

In TCM, there's a concept that balance is really important.

The building blocks off that balance is called yin and yang, meaning roughly cold and hot energy.

Drinking warm water can nourish the yang in your body, which is like the powerhouse of your body.

Food, digestion and also nutrient absorption depends a lot on the spleen and the suma, which is powered by the yang.

It can make sure your organs are functioning properly.

When the organs are functioning properly.

It drives one's person's health.

Traditional Chinese medicines brought acceptance in Chinese society.

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People developed an abiding faith too hot water, and it's touted benefits for me personally.

I think, especially after a meal when your food the food has lived oily e think the warm water definitely helps the digestion.

In Vancouver, where I'm from, whenever my mom and her friends like to eat in a Western restaurant, they like to order hot water with lemon and waiters and waitresses.

They call these drinks Chinese martinis.

But even though Chinese people believe hot water to be healthier, it wasn't always really available.

Fuel was hard to come by in ancient China, and so bought water became a luxury for most people.

Those who couldn't afford it saved it for the sick, elderly and pregnant women.

So when did it become more accessible?

In the 19th century, some enterprising Chinese came up with the idea of opening stores that sold hot water.

They were called Lahoud's out or Tiger stows.

Think of them as cafes, except the only thing on the menu is hot water.

The stars were able to scale up and sell hot water at a low price.

With that hot order became an accessible drink for most households.

The government even launched a campaign to promote drinking hot water.

Which brings us to the final reason why Chinese became absolutely enamored with hot water government campaigns that you're going for a take A You know, you, uh you, uh, how to read a Russian soldier.

And as it turns out, drinking warm water was one of the few things that the warring nationalists and Communists could agree on.

Malta Deng, China's eventual leader, could be often seen with a cup of water.

And this led to the popularity off enamel monks, which you can still find in Chinese restaurants today.

Since 1952 the Communist government launched several public health campaigns that advocated the consumption of bold water.

They plastic school also posters that encourage people to drink hot water, a, uh, probably gonna chip maker.

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This is why, even during sweltering summers, you can still find Chinese people sipping hot water out of a thermos.