Do you like to drink hot water? Compared 1 people in most other countries, Chinese people especially like to drink warm water. Do you know why?
In the old days, people drank water from the 2. The bacteria（细菌）in it could make them 3. Ancient people around the world used different 4 to kill the bacteria in the water. For the Chinese, they thought drinking boiled water was the easiest way to protect 5 from the harmful bacteria.
What's more, in traditional Chinese 6, "yin" and "yang" mean cold and hot energy. It was believed that the power of your body 7 "yang". And drinking hot water could nourish（滋养）the"yang" energy. That's 8 traditional Chinese doctors always suggest people should not drink cold water.
Besides this, before people in northern China had central heating（中央供暖）, it was hard for them 9 the cold in winter. Drinking hot water helped them keep warm. Another reason is that since the early 20th century, the Chinese government has 10 people to drink more warm water. It has also helped the Chinese to form this special habit.
