This photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Originating in China, tea has become so popular worldwide that May 21 is celebrated as International Tea Day. The traditional Chinese tea-making techniques and their associated social practices was added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2022.
Tea is an important means for the inheritance and innovation of Chinese culture, as well as a bond that brings people together in harmony and friendship.
Chinese tea houses can be found in Paris, a city dotted with cafes. SERENI'THE Teahouse, located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris just steps away from Place de la Concorde, was co-founded by Yang Ying and Wang Li. Both from southwest China and high school classmates, the pair endeavors to showcase a fresh perspective on Chinese tea here via traditional Chinese kung fu tea ceremonies and creative Chinese pastries, and hopes to engage more people in the appreciation of Chinese culture.
Zhang Le, a Chinese tea technician, opened a Chinese tea studio in Paris. She holds tea art classes here for French and overseas students and promotes Chinese tea-serving culture at local primary and secondary schools and cultural institutions. Through her efforts, many people become fond of Chinese tea and tea culture.
Pu'er, a renowned tea producing area in southwest China's Yunnan Province, is now making a name for itself as China's coffee capital. So far the coffee planting area in the city had totaled 45,267 hectares, producing 58,000 tonnes of coffee products.
With the coffee industry in this region now attracting wide attention, local coffee manor owners have been steadily exploring innovative ways to boost coffee-related tourism. The coffee-related tourism activities are developing into an attractive tourism package in Pu'er, favored by consumers opting for diversified and more personalized experiences.
Traditionally a tea-drinking nation, China has now emerged as East Asia's fastest-growing market for coffee consumption, carving out a unique position in the global coffee landscape. China's customs data reveals that China's net coffee imports surged by 130,800 tonnes from 2020 to 2024, a 6.53-fold increase, with an annual growth rate of 65.7 percent.
Wang Li selects tea for guests at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Guests taste tea at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
This photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows Neo-Chinese style tea and pastries at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A guest checks the menu at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A guest enjoys tea accompanied by his dog at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Guests enjoy tea and pastries at SERENI'THE Teahouse in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
This photo shows the view of a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Chinese tea technician Zhang Le teaches at a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Chinese tea technician Zhang Le (2nd R) teaches at a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Chinese tea technician Zhang Le teaches at a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Student are pictured during a tea course at a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A student is pictured during a tea course at a Chinese tea studio in Paris, France, June 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 15, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Yang Tingrong/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A barista grinds coffee beans at a cafe in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Guo Yuanshou/Xinhua)
A barista brews coffee at a coffee manor in Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Yang Tingrong/Xinhua)
A customer smells a cup of coffee at a coffee manor in Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Yang Tingrong/Xinhua)
Customers enjoy leisure time at a cafe in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Guo Yuanshou/Xinhua)
A customer enjoys leisure time at a cafe in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
Tourists visit a coffee experience center in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A drone photo shows staff members airing coffee fruit at a coffee manor in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
This photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows an exhibition hall of a coffee manor in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
Farmers pick coffee fruit at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Tourists learn coffee knowledge at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Tourists experience making handicrafts with coffee beans at a workshop in Simao District, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
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