Originally Posted by
trueblu
Despite the above post, do NOT give cash to your friends/ hosts...it would be bizarre in the extreme, and frankly, insulting in my understanding of Chinese culture.
Sorry about the insulting. But I am a Chinese. So IMHO, my understanding of Chinese culture is richer than yours. And I can tell you this - cash is an extreme common gift in Chinese culture.
The bizarre with cash is not because it is cash, but the amount giving out.