I went to HK, Macau. I planned to China but my spouse said no because you are communist. so not yet. and there is another thing
I have problem with chinese foods. actually Vietnamese have problem with. the daughter of my sister went to a college in Shanghai. she almost starved.
China's food culture is very rich. The eating habits in different regions are completely different.
A simple concept of "Chinese food" is difficult to accurately express China's food culture.
In a large range, we usually divide "Chinese food" into eight major cuisines. But in fact, there are far more than these eight cuisines.
I am from Sichuan, and Sichuan cuisine is the main food. I feel that Shanghai cuisine is indeed not delicious. However, almost all the food in Chinese universities is served with national cuisine.
Your sister's daughter may be an exception. Now, China's catering takeaway industry is very developed. You can eat food of any cuisine at home.
The food culture of Vietnam is similar to that of Guangdong and Guangxi in China (except for the French cuisine left over from the colonial culture period of Vietnam).
Chinese people today aren't really communists, at least not in the same way they were during Mao's Red China.
It depends on how you understand "communism".
In the course of China's historical development, we welcome any foreign culture. However, we never copy any foreign culture. After all foreign cultures enter China, they will interact and merge with traditional Chinese culture, and eventually form a unique new culture with Chinese characteristics.
The most typical example: Buddhism.
It was introduced into China from ancient India and merged with traditional Chinese culture to form the new Chinese Buddhism. Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Taoism and other religious cultures of China merged to form the unique folk culture of China today.
And the current Vietnamese Buddhism is a mixture of Chinese Buddhism and Theravada (popular in Southeast Asia).
This is cultural evolution.
Chinese communist culture has also undergone a very complex evolution process. Among them, there are also many bloody and painful lessons. I will not repeat this process.
China’s current political system and political culture are very different from the original communist culture. This is an evolution based on China’s actual situation.