| In China people drink hot water in winter or summer, no matter what the weather or temperature. Funnily enough many foreigners drink hot water in China during the Winter months but offer them the same beverage in mid-July and you’ll get told where to go! In Chinese restaurants they serve hot water or tea throughout the year. Everywhere you can see boilers with hot water.  Hot Water – 热水 (rè shuǐ) Warm Water – 温水 (wēn shuǐ) Cold Water 冷水 (lěng shuǐ) Ice Water 冰水 (bīng shuǐ) However, there are lot of reasons why Chinese like to drink hot water. 1. Chinese Medicine According to Chinese medicine our body has 2 sources of energy – Yin and Yang. To stay healthy they should be balanced. If Yang becomes too strong your body temperature goes up and it may cause disease. Therefore, you have to return your body to balance. Hot water is a Yin beverage, so when you’re sick in China, all the people and doctors first will tell you to drink a lot of hot tea or hot water. In winter also it is known to be good to drink hot drinks just to avoid getting cold or flu. 2. Ancient Tradition Chinese people like to drink tea and therefore they aren’t so used to drinking colder beverages. When there is no hot tea their next preference is hot water. Also, “raw water” has many microbes that are harmful for your stomach. Chinese people have this habit from thousands of years ago. Before the 20th century drinking hot water was the main treatment, especially during wars. Drinking “raw water” was a symbol of poor and uneducated people. The scholars and rich people always drink tea. Then tea became a rare product after years of war, so this habit turned into drinking boiled water. Now the habit of drinking hot water is firmly engrained into Chinese culture and the people of the country. |
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