Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Teahouses and Tea

One of the popular spots in Chengdu is Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi, which means "wide and narrow alley".  The area consists of three Chinese style parallel alleys.  You can see beautiful Qing dynasty houses along the alleys.   The Kuan-Zhai alleys became a comprehensive commercial walking street after renovations in 2008, and it continues to feature distinctive elements of Sichuan culture.









Sichuan is famous for its tea culture. The people here enjoy having a tea with friends at tea houses. These alleys have many tea houses.

 It's a painted wooden door on a tea house.




 Here is Starbucks in a Qing dynasty building! This is the most beautiful Starbucks I have ever seen!!




 We decided to have tea in this area with our Chinese friend, Shi Tao. People at tea houses enjoy playing cards and mahjong. It’s a very relaxing life style.




 We ordered "flower tea". As you can see, this is tea with white flower petals floating. It's delicious!





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  1. KatDecember 7, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Audrey - what did it look like inside the Starbucks?

    Halle - I love tea leaves without any water.

    Isabella - How does the tea taste?

    Aspen - Tea with flower petals looks cool.

    Timmy - I really love tea. The tea looks cool.

    Thea - I have had jasmine tea and it had flowers in in. But it looked like it was holding a stick.

    Max - The tea leaves look like moss and twigs combined together.

    Carys- Did Jay have any flower tea?

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