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Articles for Teahouses

Chengdu a tale of twofold city with leisure, diligence
1 year, 5 months ago

Chengdu a tale of twofold city with leisure, diligence

China Daily  

The Temple of Marquis Wu in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Determined to turn Chengdu into an important civil aviation hub, the city authorities have invested huge amounts of money to build a new airport while expanding the old one. The ever-expanding city, its fast increasing population, the hard-working construction workers and hundreds of skyscrapers have convinced me that Chengdu is not …

China Leisure City Chengdu My Hotel
A new trend is brewing
1 year, 7 months ago

A new trend is brewing

China Daily  

Tea-flavored drinks and desserts, presented by Heytea and Theatre Tea, are targeting young consumers who seek a fresh experience of Chinese tea. According to Shen Dongmei, a researcher of tea culture at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, brewing tea over charcoal has always been part of people's life, especially during cold winters in rural areas, especially Yunnan, Guizhou and …

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Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment
2 years, 5 months ago

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment

China Daily  

File photo A faint scent of tea wafts into the air as a wooden door gently opens, revealing a classical decorative style. "I came here in admiration after seeing many influencers on social media platforms suggest new Chinese teahouses," says Liu Dan, a Changsha resident, as she and her friends prepared to meet at a teahouse. For example, as they …

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Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment
2 years, 5 months ago

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment

China Daily  

File photo A faint scent of tea wafts into the air as a wooden door gently opens, revealing a classical decorative style. "I came here in admiration after seeing many influencers on social media platforms suggest new Chinese teahouses," says Liu Dan, a Changsha resident, as she and her friends prepared to meet at a teahouse. For example, as they …

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A teahouse favorite
2 years, 11 months ago

A teahouse favorite

China Daily  

As a child growing up in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Wu Jing loved to go to teahouses with her parents and grandparents to watch pingtan performances. It usually involves just two performers: one male and one female, who play traditional musical instruments, sanxian and pipa, while singing ballads and telling stories of ancient heroes, tragic lovers and other classic …

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A teahouse favorite
2 years, 11 months ago

A teahouse favorite

China Daily  

As a child growing up in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Wu Jing loved to go to teahouses with her parents and grandparents to watch pingtan performances. It usually involves just two performers: one male and one female, who play traditional musical instruments, sanxian and pipa, while singing ballads and telling stories of ancient heroes, tragic lovers and other classic …

Art Form Pingtan Suzhou Pingtan Performances
Old Beijing comes to life in performances
3 years, 6 months ago

Old Beijing comes to life in performances

China Daily  

Local residents wear traditional Chinese clothes while offering dawancha, or "big-bowl tea", at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on June 12. Performances highlighting life in taverns and teahouses on old Beijing opened to the public from June 12 to 14 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Xicheng district, Beijing. Aiming to enlighten people about the culture of old Beijing during …

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