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A small county in east China embraces growing coffeehousesSituated beside a heart-shaped blue lake surrounded by rocky landscape, Deep Blue, a coffeehouse in Anji, a small county in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is known as a "miniature Iceland" on Chinese social media. Many people queue for around an hour just to take a photo at one of its w...
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Brewing up an event steeped in cultureInnkeeper and tea sommelier Zhang Hongyan (right) prepares tea with her team at a tea plantation in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo provided to China DailyTea ceremony in Jingshan village, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city, celebrates the drink and its fascinating history, Cheng Yuezhu report...
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Fragile, slender leaves spawn a rural attractionA teacher shares tea rituals of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) with visitors at Jingshan village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, earlier this month.[PHOTO BY ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY]Village draws tourists with tea tradition steeped in Buddhist cultural heritageTea, a popular treat during...
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Villagers cultivate tourism as crop yields waneA volunteer in Potang village, Zhejiang province, performs diancha, a tea-making technique resembling latte art.[PHOTO BY ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY]The famed Longjing — or Dragon Well — tea has been grown for decades in Potang village, a misty rural community half an hour's drive from downto...
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A cup of inspirationTea lover Guanhe, author ofThe Book of Diancha, shares his knowledge about the ancient tea-drinking style at a book event during the Beijing International Book Fair on June 16.[Photo provided to China Daily]For years, Guanhe (pen name) has been practicing, studying and promoting the art...
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Brewing up a sense of intimate communityForeign visitors sip their favorite tea at a teahouse located near the Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu.Teahouses can be found all over China, but those in Sichuan are quite different as they reflect the inherent leisureliness of local residents — and nowhere is that more evident than in the provincial capi...
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