The Cantonese have a custom of drinking tea with dim sum in their leisure time or at business meetings. The tea drinking tradition can be traced back over a hundred years to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The real tea-drinkers preferred to kill time with one pot of fragrantly hot tea and two plates of snacks. In the past, businessmen came here to exchange information as well as to enjoy a little bit of life over a cup of tea with some snacks.
Kongfu tea (Kongfu cha), the "espresso" of Chinese teas with a formidable kick, is still flourishing and remains an important part of social etiquette in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province.
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