100 Things I Love About China

I usually look forward to the 4th of July, but I don’t think America deserves to be celebrated right now. And while there is plenty to criticize China about, there is a lot to love about this country too. So here is a list of 100 things I love about China – in no particular order.

1. Adorable babies
2. The people
3. dumplings
4. embroidery
5. calligraphy
6. ink and wash paintings
7. shadow puppets
8. Hong Kong
9. Hongkongers
10. Bruce Lee
11. Jet Li
12. Ang Lee
13. 12 Girls Band
14. the erhu
15. terracotta warriors
16. 5,000 years of history (give or take a thousand years)
17. hotpot
18. Sichuan food
19. Yangshuo
20. Yangshuo’s karst mountains
21. river cruises
22. Prince Gong
23. Empress Cixi
24. The Forbidden City
25. The Great Wall
26. granny dancing
27. domestic helpers
28. not needing a car
29. fast trains
30. C-trip
31. not having to tip
32. taxis on demand
33. low cost of living
34. my daughter’s school
35. wechat
36. taobao
37. meituan
38. Zhang Ziyi
39. Lang Lang
40. Donnie Yen
41. Jackie Chan
42. Chow Yun-fat
43. the ability to travel around the rest of Asia cheaply and easily
44. The Feminist Five
45. Qing Dynasty-era manor houses
46. unique architecture
47. pandas
48. dragons
49. phoenixes
50. Chinese graves
51. Zhangjiajie
52. noodles
53. Muslim food
54. street food
55. night markets
56. ethnic minority cultures
57. Dafen Artist Colony
58. traditional artisans
59. temples
60. countryside hostels
61. Jung Chang
62. Xinran
63. affordable medical care
64. a general feeling of safety
65. Lantern Festival
66. Chinese New Year
67. floating lanterns
68. Singles Day Sales
69. Lion Dancing
70. Chinese Weddings
71. Hongbaos
72. Traditional Chinese Clothes
73. watching China change from the inside
74. watching the rest of the world change from the outside
75. shops open late and on weekends
76. local parks
77. tea
78. acupuncture
79. kungfu
80. Chinese opera
81. cheap internet/phone service
82. meeting people from all over the world
83. endless opportunities
84. The way Chinese youths are creative and innovative
85. assigned seats in movie theaters
86. silk
87. the Chinese zodiac
88. fireworks
89. Ning Zetao
90. only one time zone that never changes
91. Shanghai
92. Chinese acrobats
93. Zigong Dinosaur Museum
94. Lhasa
95. Splendid China
96. Anything made of jade
97. KTV
98. Toys-R-Us (Yup, we still have them over here!)
99. Chinese Court Dramas
100. chopsticks

There are many more things I love about China, but that is enough for now.

What do you love about China? Let me know in the comments.

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