The 28th Shanghai International Tea Culture Tourism Festival began on September 17 with an open-air tea market on Wujiang Road pedestrian street.
The famed Panyong Congou tea from Fujian Province's Tanyang hamlet, traditional Chinese herbal tea from centuries-old pharmacy Lei Yun Shang and trendy tea drinks from T9 Tea were among the products sold at the four-day event.
A survey by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Southern California found that Shanghai had the most coffee shops and tea houses among 50 cities, including New York, Paris and Tokyo. (Source: Shanghai Daily)