Villager Chai Jiquan shows the green bud grown from a ginseng root he soaked in liquor for seven years in Tancheng County, Linyi City, East China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2016. Chai said he was surprised the plant could bud in liquor with an alcohol content of more than 60 percent. Over the centuries in China, ginseng has been used as an important component in Chinese traditional medicine. Many people use ginseng soaked in liquor in the belief it can boost energy. (Photo/CFP)
