A quiet "China craze" is emerging across American society — from bustling bubble tea and hot pot shops on New York streets to increasingly popular tai chi classes, more and more Americans are starting to experience and understand China in their own way.
Since the beginning of this year, a trend of "living like the Chinese" has been on the rise in the United States. On social media platforms, some people share how they have learned to drink hot water and goji berry tea like the Chinese, while others document their experiences practising calligraphy and trying out Chinese-style meditation. In real life, experiencing Chinese culture is gradually becoming a fashionable and fresh lifestyle choice for many Americans.
In New York, a hot pot restaurant called "Shu Dao Shan" is revolutionising local taste buds. Every evening, the branch near the Empire State Building draws long queues. With its authentic Sichuan flavours, the restaurant has become the place where countless diners try genuine hot pot for the first time.
"This is my first time eating hot pot. My children invited my husband and me to come," said Kay Carolas, who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her son and daughter, who work in New York, had visited the hot pot place before and loved the taste, so they brought her along specially for her birthday. She heard that hot pot has a long history dating back over a thousand years. If she gets the chance, she said, she would love to visit China herself.
At the "Sitan Tai Chi Wushu Center" on Long Island, New York, an 83-year-old interviewee said: "I like tai chi — it keeps me healthy in body and mind." He has undergone multiple surgeries and says practising tai chi has greatly aided his recovery. Speaking of US-China relations, Bernard said he has visited China and is optimistic about the future of bilateral ties. "We can have a person who dances and another who practises tai chi," he said, adding that exchanges between different cultures help enhance mutual understanding.
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