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11/22/2024 10:15:11 am

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The 5 lavish and ridiculous lifestyles of Chinese wealthy

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No.1 Drink breast milk

Breast milk is now a diet craze among wealthy health food enthusiasts in Shenzhen, China. Some insiders claim that breast milk is the best tonic, especially for those people who just undergo major operations. The rich in Shenzhen are paying up to 12,000 RMB ($1,955) a month to supply them with breast milk for its supposed health benefits.

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No.2 Eat dirt in Switzerland

According to South China Morning Post on July 31st, a Swiss bank has paid for 20 "high net-worth" clients from Mainland China to travel to its Alpine headquarters and collect mud and grass that they will later eat. During the tour, those visitors were guided by a crazy cook who calls himself an alchemist. The cook took the rich on horses, rode with them into nature, collected herbs and soil, later he put the meat into the soil and prepared lunch for the Chines rich.


No. 3 Crazy rich Chinese buy private jets and yachts

Benshan Zhao, a renowned entertainer in China, took delivery of a Challenger 850 business jet. It is the largest super-mid size business aircraft offered by Bombardier Aerospace. The Challenger 850 is the updated, current version of Bombardier's 50-seat CRJ200LR. The cost of the aircraft was up to $30 million.

Jackie Chen brought an Embraer Legacy 650 private jet that is painted with a red and yellow dragon logo along with his distinctive personal logo on the tail. His Legacy 650 has a range of 3,900 nautical miles, which means it can fly non-stop from Beijing to Dubai or from Hong Kong to Australia.


No. 4 They buy entire islands

Chinese billionaire Huang Yimin earned his fortunes in the petrochemical industry, and he is also the first person in China to own a private island, by purchasing the Danshanmen Island, located near the Zhejiang province for a sum of 3.44 million yuan ($542,000).


No.5 They have luxury private clubs

So far, Beijing has more than 4,000 private clubs catering to the city's well-heeled entrepreneurs, political elite, and celebrities. Beijing's so-called "Big Four", including the Chang'an Club, Capital Club, Americas Club and China Club, charge membership fees of up to 2 million yuan (US$309,000). By the way, it doesn't mean you are permitted to join in these clubs if you only have money.

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