@Larry339 It's very much a Chinese 'thing', giving a present to your host..... I know this from my ethnically Chinese ex-husband & his family. Tho' most of my Chinese guests have not brought gifts (they were mainly students & UK residents.) The last Chinese visitors from China brought some Chinese spiced, dried meat - a bit like jerky.
I've received about 3 bunches of flowers, a little miniature bottle of a Czech liqueur, a walking map of our local area, & a kiwi shaped kitchen trivet from some NZ guests. I joked to another guest that the NZ guests did not give good star ratings. My guest joked "They wanted to give you a daily reminder of how dissatisfied they were!" 3 guests gave me £10 tips - 50% of my nightly rate. The dog has had more presents than me!
The best present was from my last guest, 3 nights ago, a classical pianist, who gave me 2 tickets to his concert. I was going to buy a ticket anyway, so I saved a bunch, & was able to invite a friend who would not have been able to afford her own. Wonderful!