One traditional product from Chinese culture that I’d like to talk about is tea.

While many foreigners start their day with coffee, many Chinese people prefer tea in the morning. In places like Yunnan, which has a warm and humid climate, tea grows especially well. Tea production in China is a big industry — it includes planting, picking, drying, and brewing.

There are many kinds of Chinese tea, like green tea, Pu-erh, and oolong tea. Some expensive ones, such as Da Hong Pao or aged Pu-erh, are often used as gifts for business partners or elderly relatives to show respect. Cheaper ones, like green tea, is common in daily life and are good for health.

Tea culture has also helped other traditional products grow — for example, the Yixing clay teapot, which is famous for making tea taste better over time.

There’s also an interesting and a bit funny story related to tea. In China, if a young girl on the street says she’s selling tea to help her poor family, you should be careful. It’s probably a scam, and sometimes even something worse. So in a way, this has also become a part of modern "tea culture."

So that’s why I think tea is not only a traditional product, but also a symbol of Chinese lifestyle and values.