What is the function of 的多 in 中国人爱喝茶的多? 中国人爱喝茶的多。


I assume the meaning is that "Chinese people love drinking tea a lot", or "...really love drinking tea." Does 的多 act as an adverbial structure here? In what other situations would it be appropriate to use it? Would it be possible to say something like this...?


  "要努力的多!"


... or would that sound awkward?
中国人 is the topic of the sentence, which explains its position at the beginning. So, "As for Chinese people, ...".

爱喝茶的 is a nominalisation of 爱喝茶 "love to drink tea": hence "people who love to drink tea".

Finally, 多 is just the stative verb "many".

So, "Among Chinese people there are many who love to drink tea."