Selling coffee to tea lovers


Pro at work: Lin making a cup of coffee at her cafe located in rural Changsha village in southern Fujian province.

IN my travel around China in the last few years, I noticed that it is difficult to find a cafe, especially in rural areas.

The tea-drinking culture is so deep-rooted in the Chinese psyche that it is common to see people carrying bottles filled with tea rather than water or other beverages.

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