I Bought 10 Traditional Chinese Products So You Don’t Have To: The Brutal Truth About Hype vs. Reality Look, I’m not your typical lifestyle guru who gets paid to slobber over anything with a dragon print and a ‘Made in China’ sticker. My name’s Cynic Chen, and I’ve been burned by enough ‘authentic’ goods to know that ‘traditional’ doesn’t automatically mean ‘good.’ I’ve spent the last month blowing my own cash on a haul of so-called traditional Chinese products, and I’m here to tell you which ones are worth your hard-earned yuan and which ones belong in the bargain bin of history. No PR samples, no freebies—just my credit card…