Chinese Medicine as modern breakfast fiber and nutritional supplement food in China

Chinese people all practice Chinese medicine and home remedy to certain extend. You can often find a Chinese medicinal remedy alternative for each health problem including the common cold. These alternatives are believed to be more balanced, healthier and less harsh for the body, more of a harmonious approach to solve the same problem.

Western nutritional supplements are popular here too. People love fish oil, CoQ10, and vitamin pills from US super markets but they also love Hong Zao 红枣 dates, 当归 Dang1 Gui1 Angelica roots, and Ren2 Shen1 Ginseng人参. Dates are great for supplementing iron, Ginseng helps with the Qi4 气 an important power or energy also used in Tai Chi martial art. 

Some markets have special stations where you can choose and add your preferred medicinal ingredients to a black sesame breakfast blend and grind. This blend serves a health or social benefit: whiter skin, better studying power, more nutrients from grains etc. Black sesame powder porridge (just add water to black sesame seeds ground powder) is a nutritious traditional breakfast much like the oatmeal breakfast in the US. It's nutritious and high in fiber. It's already healthy. 

 

Travel around in China using Gao Tie express trains

Traveling around China just got easier via Gao Tie 高铁🚄. You will need an ID to purchase a ticket, passport is okay too. Train fares vary by distance and stations. Generally it takes 30-40minutes to travel between local stations. There's a great iOS and android app for these trains 高铁管家. You can purchase tickets in person at the booth or using the vending machine. Tickets are often sold out for hours at popular destinations so plan ahead of time. Tickets can be refunded in person with a fee.

Qingshuiwan Lingshui Hainan Island Yajule Real Estate

Are you traveling in Hainan 海南岛? The little Hawaii of China? Lingshui 陵水 town near the Sanya 三亚 city is a great budget travel for many tourists from other countries. Qingshuiwan 清水湾 is famous for its proximity near the national treasure shoreline Haitangwan 海棠湾. 

This is one of the best place to experience "Hawaii" at a fraction of the price. 

Qingshuiwan is also famous for its real estate development 雅居乐 and 5 star hotel developments. You can find Westin, JW Marriott, and even a Morgan Stanley invested property here. The Raffles Hotel looks extremely grand from outside.

Its beaches are relatively prestine because not too many tourists have set foot here yet unlike the famous 亚龙湾 Yalongwan near Sanya. 

Ling Shui Cao Yuan Qing Hot Pot Restaurant

Cao Yuan Qing Hot Pot 草原情火锅 restaurant is located in Lingshui, near Sanya on the Hainan island. It's a mild flavor hot pot place (not sichuanese style), which is great for tourists. 

Each table though ordinary looking is very modern and equipped with conduction cooking hot plates. You can choose a spicer pot base, even a Sichuan style mini pot. Each person gets his or her own mini pot. This might be especially appealing for foreigners.

All the thing sliced beef and lamb are great. There's also shrimp and fish dishes.

You can be creative mixing your own dipping sauce at the DIY sauce station. You can also grab free appetizers such as cucumbers and watermelon slices.

A meat heavy meal for 3 people is about 230 yuan. You can use Baidu Nuomi百度糯米 app to pay and enjoy a special discount.

New Year Goods Nian Huo 年货 Chinese Culture

Chinese people do a grand new year shopping spree in January and February near the days of the lunar new year. This shopping spree is called 买年货. Chinese people used to flock to large department stores but now plenty shop online. Taobao.com mobile app updated its icon to look like Sun Wu Kong's Crown - the main monkey character from the classic literature "The Journey West", acknowledging the zodiac year of the monkey in 2016. Much like its Japanese counterpart, this year Taobao designed many cartoon characters to go with this major shopping event, see the picture below, including the gods of fortune, the black cat of TMall - Tian Mao etc.

Yong He Soy Milk Chain Yong He Dou Jiang breakfast food dim sum style restaurant in China

Chinese people enjoy eating fried bread (You Tiao), manju (white bread bun), pork bun, and drinking soy milk for breakfast. This is a breakfast dim sum style, tapas restaurant chain serves Xiao Long Bun (mini dragon soup dumplings), Shui Jiao (dumplings), and soy milk. It's popular among locals and is a trust worthy brand name.

The menu includes a wide selection of noodle soup and dumplings.

Perrier Jouet Champagne food and drinks travel in Chengdu Sichuan

Perrier Jouet is a true champagne from the French appellation. It is dubbed the Parisian flowers in China. The downtown Chengdu IFS shopping center now offers a special bar service of Perrier Jouet and afternoon tea snacks and desserts. Local illustrator even designed a special IFS panda edition of the champagne postcard.