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Milk stand with boxes of milk

Qianmen Market 前门

Milk is not refrigerated in China. You can buy refrigerated milk, but only those with modern refrigerators do so. Both cow's milk and goat's milk are drunk. Many Chinese are lactose intolerant, thus goat's milk occupies a third of most displays.











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