Best Chinese Products to Bring Home as Gifts

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Hey there! Holiday is almost here, and many expats have planned to travel back to their home country to spend some quality time with their family!

So, today the GiC team recommends a few Chinese products that you may want to consider bringing back with you to make your holiday gift-giving slightly more local and unique! And for those staying in China, well, you can still gift any of these products to your friends here and continue to gain the best insights from the GiC team.

Now let's have a look!

1. Lao gan ma 老干妈

Price: RMB 8

Available in almost every markets and on online platforms.

This delicious spicy sauce is a no-brain and all-time favorite!

One of our readers has praised it continuously.

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We've posted the story of Laoganma before.

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2. Mayinglong Musk Hemorrhoids Ointment Cream

马应龙痔疮膏

Price: RMB 7.8

Available in most pharmacies and on online platforms like Taobao.

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Zhejiang TV also did research by interviewing foreigners on the streets, asking them what Chinese products they’d like to bring back home. This handsome guy said “马应龙痔疮膏，the best medicine in the world."

3. Tea and tea set

Chinese tea has a long history and comes in many varieties.

The famous types of tea from China are West lake Longjing tea西湖龙井、Biluochun tea of Jiangsu江苏碧螺春、Maofeng of Anhui安徽毛峰、Maojian of Xinyang信阳毛尖、Tieguanyin of Fujian福建铁观音, Pu'er tea of Yunnan云南普洱茶.

4. Cigarette

I was told there are two kinds of Chinese cigarettes that foreigners like:

中华Chinese and panda 熊猫.