Beer in China and sometimes rye in addition to barley. Some beer is produced that uses bitter melon instead of hops as the bittering agent. Chinese media reported in 2001 that as many as 95% of all Chinese beers contained formaldehyde, to prevent sedimentation in bottles and cans while in storage. This practice has now been made illegal. Snow Beer, produced by CR Snow is the best selling beer in China, holding 21.7% market share, having recently overtaken Tsingtao Beer, produced by Tsingtao Brewery, which is the brand most widely exported to other countries. Tsingtao Beer is brewed in the city of Qingdao
Snow on the Sahara sold more than 300,000 copies in Italian market. In Malaysia, the album was certified platinum and has sold over 100,000 copies. "Snow on the Sahara" has sold more than one million copies worldwide and received Diamond Export Sales Award. To celebrate the 17th anniversary of the album in 2013, Sony Music Indonesia honored "Snow on the Sahara" with a Diamond Award for becoming the all-time best-selling album by an Indonesian artist abroad. Credits taken from the album's liner notes. Snow on the Sahara Snow on the Sahara (English version) / Au nom de la lune (French version) is the first