Gedatang, or dough drop and assorted vegetable soup, is a typical soup for people in northeastern China. The soup is usually eaten as an evening meal as it is easy to digest. Vegetables used vary from place to place. (File Photo)
When winter comes, and spring is still far away, soup might be all you need to warm you up.
But if you think soups are only to warm you up, think twice, as dietary therapy has been a long-time practice for the Chinese.
As written in Treatise on Exogenous Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases by famous ancient Chinese doctor Zhang Zhongjing, food sources can also be used for medicine, so eating the right thing might help you avoid or cure disease.
Here, we've chosen 10 popular Chinese soups for the winter. Let's drink up for a healthy season.
