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Cha chaan teng (Chinese: 茶餐廳; Cantonese Yale: chàhchāantēng; lit. 'tea restaurant'), often called a Hong Kong-style cafe or diner in English, is a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong. [1] [2] [3] Cha chaan tengs are commonly found in Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of Guangdong.
The tea-drinking habits of Hong Kong residents derive from Chinese tea culture, primarily the Cantonese traditions such as yum cha. Because of Hong Kong's period as a British colony, Hong Kong tea culture is distinct from the tea culture of the mainland. The uniqueness of its tea culture applies both to the tea itself, and also the underlying ...
A wave of nostalgic swept Hong Kong from the 1980s to 1990s due to the public's anticipation of the handover. During this period of time, many herbal tea shops opened to satisfy the demand. The shops acted as a bridge connecting Hong Kong people to their Hong Kong identity and helped them to cope with their identity crisis. [2]
Afternoon tea is decidedly different from high tea, although the terms are used interchangeably these days in LA. (FYI: High tea traditionally involves more substantive food, like meat, fish and ...
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (sometimes shortened to simply "Coffee Bean" or "The Coffee Bean") is an American coffee chain founded in 1963. It is owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC, which has its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
Chun Shui Tang was founded as Yangmu Tea Shop (陽羨茶館) on May 20, 1983, by Han-chieh Liu (劉漢介) on Siwei Street in Taichung. Fascinated by formalities of Chinese tea culture, Liu was very insistent on his decor and placed old paintings and burnt incense in his shop.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- China’s leaders recognize the importance of symbolism. Decisions such as the positioning of officials at public events, even the order in which names are read out on news ...
Hong Kong’s economy is closely intertwined with China’s, and the recent slowdown in the mainland has been strongly felt here. Last month, Hong Kong’s economic growth forecast for 2024 was ...