What old teahouses are still preserved in China?

Mr. Lao She once said that the teahouse is the intersection of three religions and nine streams, which can accommodate all kinds of people. A big teahouse is also a small society.

Teahouses are also a small society.

Nowadays, the times are changing with each passing day, and the existence of some old teahouses that have experienced vicissitudes is even more precious. In the passage of time, it still maintains its vitality, and it also has a distant view and reminder of the present life.

(1) The number of teahouses in Chengdu is the largest in China. According to historical records, there were 5 16 streets and lanes in Chengdu in the late Qing Dynasty, and there were 454 teahouses alone. Almost everywhere in the streets of Chengdu, you can find a place to sit down and drink tea, which can be said to be a city soaked in teahouses.

At present, teahouses in Chengdu are mainly divided into four categories: opera teahouses (you can listen to Sichuan opera), open-air teahouses, Zen teahouses (teahouses in temples) and commercial teahouses.

Heming tea house

Heming Teahouse in People's Park is the representative of open-air teahouses. Now it has a history of more than 90 years, and it is still in operation after several wars. The teahouse retains the architecture of western Sichuan style. Sitting on a Chinese rattan chair and drinking a bowl of tea, you can also feel the unique ear-digging technique of Master Chengdu.

The experience of picking your ears after drinking tea.

There is a century-old teahouse in Peng Zhen Town, Shuangliu County, Chengdu. As soon as you enter the teahouse, you will feel a strong sense of time, as if you have crossed the past. The "three heads" in the teahouse-a bowl, a copper pot and an earthen stove. Drinking a bowl of tea has become an indispensable part of the local people as long as 50 yuan has not risen for many years.

Chengdu pengxian bainianlao tea house

(2) Chongqing, a city near Chengdu, also has a strong taste of drinking tea.

Chongqing Communications Teahouse: Located in Zheng Ping Street, Huangjiao, Chongqing, it is the most complete teahouse in Chongqing, and is called "the first old teahouse in Chongqing". Teahouses have a history of 30 years, from migrant workers to students to artists. There are always many people at ten o'clock in the evening, and two yuan can sit all day. After years of hard work, the boss is unwilling to raise the price.

Chongqing communications tea house

(3) Beijing: Located at the root of the imperial city, there were many teahouses before the Republic of China, and only a handful remained after liberation.

Laoshe Teahouse was built in 1988. Now people who want to experience traditional culture in Beijing can come here. The store adopts antique decoration style and combines Beijing flavor elements. Here, you can see Peking Opera and Quyi performances, order a pot of tea, match traditional Beijing snacks and think about people's lives in the past.

Laoshe Teahouse retains its antique style.

Drink tea and watch a play in a teahouse.