Traditional sweet tea houses and modern cafes brew a vibrant scene in Xizang

Sunlight drifts over the stone lanes of old #Lhasa's Barkhor Street, where ancient urban charm lingers on. Sweet tea and trendy cafes have long been an indispensable part of local life. Nowadays, Lhasa is home to 830 #coffee shops, with 9.47 coffee outlets per 10,000 residents. It ranks first in China in terms of coffee shop density, more than twice that of Shanghai. As #Xizang's first city with a GDP exceeding 100 billion yuan ($14.72 billion), Lhasa boasts an urbanization rate of over 70% and a booming cultural tourism industry. From sweet tea to specialty coffee, from tradition to modernity, the blend of local smoke and coffee aroma paints a vibrant new look of contemporary Lhasa.




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