The benefits of drinking hot water are that the hot water helps to reabsorb lost fluids and regulates your body temperature.
Hot water can also help to break down food, improve gut health and relieve constipation.
The heat from drinking hot water can also increase the blood flow to sore muscles and help with muscle spasms, cramps and headaches.
Hot water can also soothe a sore throat, loosen mucus and reduce inflammation as well as warm the body and promote and improve blood circulation.
The reason why the Chinese drink hot water is due to the influence of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Chinese believe that drinking hot water helps them maintain the balance between "Yin" which is coolness and "Yang" which is warmth in the body.
As a result the hot water according to Chinese belief and the Yin and Yang in the body promotes a Chinese persons overall health by regulating digestion as well as blood circulation.
The practice of drinking hot water in Chinese culture has been deeply rooted in their culture and is also considered to be a way to combat humidity and cold.
And many Chinese people believe that drinking cold water can disrupt their internal organ function.
Hot water is believed in Chinese culture to aid in digestion and improve stomach function.
The habit of drinking hot water in China dates back centuries and is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture.
In the past, boiling water was also a way of purifying tap water and may have contributed to the practice of drinking hot water in China.